“We’re generally the last ones to know,” Callum McGregor on KT return

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·24 December 2024

“We’re generally the last ones to know,” Callum McGregor on KT return

Celtic skipper Callum McGregor describes Kieran Tierney as ‘quality,’ with speculation over the Arsenal left-back’s return to Glasgow now in overdrive…

Kieran Tierney and Callum McGregor. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star)

As reported by MailOnline last week, Brendan Rodgers is eyeing a reunion with the 27 year-old Gunners defender in the January transfer window with a view to a permanent deal in the summer.

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Speaking to Daily Record yesterday, Celtic captain Callum McGregor insisted that he has read about the rumours circulating around his old teammates return to Celtic, “I’ve not spoken to Kieran yet but I have seen all the stuff that’s been written. I don’t know too much about it – but we’re generally the last ones to know,” the Celtic captain said.

Calmac on KT – “He’s a quality player”

Kieran Tierney with the Scottish Premiership Trophy. Photo Geo: The Celtic Star

“When someone appears in the building, then we’ll go and meet them. He’s a quality player. I’ve been in war with him for a number of years now. He’s a good guy and we’ll see what happens.”

McGregor explained: “In every window we do look to strengthen. The boys here have been fantastic, they have done ever so well. Naturally, being at a big club, there’s always competition for places. The club will always try and do the best deals that they can.”

“It just remains to be seen what happens but the guys who do come in, we’ll get them up to speed as quickly as possible. When you’re at a big club, the demands are so high. You always have to be at the maximum level and pushing yourself, the squad and everybody. It’s a great environment to work in and the players really enjoy it.

The squad will get stronger

Callum McGregor at Tannadice, Dundee Utd v Celtic, Sunday 22 December 2024. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

“Like I said, come January we might have a few new faces in and that’ll push the group even further and the squad will get stronger. We’ll see what happens, but it’s always good to have new faces to push everyone as well.”

Over the weekend, the Scottish Champions and run-away league leaders dropped points for only the second time this season in the 0-0 draw with Dundee United at Tannadice. However, the 31 year-old experienced skipper reckons despite a gruelling fixture-list between now and February, the players will need to step up.

“A wee break would be nice for the players to freshen up as there’s so much football. But ultimately, I don’t know if it matters what noise that we make. We get paid to play football and the guys make the schedule and we just have to deal with it as best we can,” McGregor outlined.

Suffering from illness and injuries

Stephen Welsh at Tannadice, Dundee Utd v Celtic, Sunday 22 December 2024. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

Ravaged with illness and injuries, the Hoops midfielder heaped praise on stand-ins Stephen Welsh and Liam Scales who were Celtic’s finest performers in the City of Discovery on Sunday guiding Rodgers’ men to a 13th clean sheet from 16 games in the league thus far.

“You know you’ve got these guys that can come in and play at a level, even though they’ve not played so much football,” he said. “That is a testament to how strong the squad actually is. We just keep pushing and we keep fighting. It’s a difficult period with the games and everything else, but we’ll just keep going.”

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