Boss delighted by Celtic loan deal
The 20-year-old is County’s top scorer with 12 goals from midfield prompting the interest of Wolves with other clubs keeping tabs on the situation.
Yesterday Celtic agreed to extend McGregor’s deal till the end of the season with Derry hoping that it can be the catalyst for the club to escape relegation.
The former QPR defender said: “It’s a massive boost to everyone, not just for me and the fans but for Callum as well. He has really missed playing the last couple of games and against Sheffield United he was our biggest fan.
“If you speak to Callum, he only had one intention and that was to stay here. Our intention was also clear as well because we love him here at Notts County.
“It’s been a topsy turvy deal but we’ve had the support of some real good people up at Celtic.”
The success of McGregor and Jackson Irvine, on loan at Kilmarnock, seems to have opened up a new avenue in player development at Celtic.
Over the last ten days Paul George, Stuart Findlay and Bahrudin Atajic have gone out on loan with Tony Watt already in Belgium with Lierse.
With McGregor and Irvine out on loan Liam Henderson has been able to step into the u-20 side and also make an impact on the first team, playing as a substitute in the 5-0 win at Motherwell in December and starring alongside Nir Biton in the recent friendly with Galatasaray.
Yesterday Henderson signed a new three year contract to underline his development with Neil Lennon likely to give the midfielder greater match time in the second half of the season.