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Celtic player reveals his mini-break plan

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Callum McGregor has revealed that he’ll only need a 10 day close season break before returning to action with Celtic.

The midfielder will be involved in Scotland matches on June 14,18 and 22 and possibly further if Steve Clarke’s side avoid finishing bottom of their group.

Celtic are back in action on July 20/21 in a Champions League qualifier leaving downtime for McGregor at a premium.

Although there was a three month break last year being stuck at home during Lockdown isn’t helpful for an athlete used to pushing their body and being at peak fitness.

McGregor hasn’t had any break since resuming socially distanced pre-season training last June but told the Daily Record that he won’t be needing a month long break:

I feel great. When you come away ahead of a big tournament, it only energises you. You feel fresher. The good thing about playing so many games is that you feel in a good rhythm.

In terms of getting a rest, nothing is nailed on, but come the end of the tournament, I’ll get a week to 10 days and then I’ll be back in at Celtic. That’s what I’m used to. The summers have been shorter in the last few years but that’s what I feel I need.

I’ve managed to play consecutively for five years and, touch wood, had no injuries or knock-on effects. So I feel good and I’ll be raring to go. I haven’t spoken to the new manager at Celtic yet but I’m sure he’ll be watching me in this tournament.

It will be a fresh start when we go back and I have this chance to impress him from afar. For now, I’m just focusing on Scotland and I’ll deal with club stuff when I get back.

In the season just finished McGregor played in 37 SPFL matches, 10 European games for Celtic, 10 internationals for Scotland plus the European Championship warm-up matches against Holland and Luxembourg.

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