A modern-day Celtic legend, Callum McGregor is one of the best players to come out of the club’s academy in years.
The 31-year-old has played over 460 times for the Hoops, winning 22 major trophies along the way. He leads by example and took over from Scott Brown as captain seamlessly.
McGregor’s miraculous recovery at the end of last season was pivotal, and it helped to spur the Bhoys on in the title race.
His former teammate and skipper Brown reckons his elite mentality will push him on to play at the top level for years to come, much like players such as Luka Modric and Pepe.
“He will probably play until he is 37 or 38, not a problem”, he said (RecordSport).
“He looks after himself extremely well in terms of what he eats and how he sleeps and how he trains. He is a robot that way.
“He will make sure he continues to be in tip top condition. If anyone is to go that far it will be Callum.
“He will be looking at the Ronaldos and other people like Pepe and Modric, who are still playing at Champions League level and looking after themselves. He will be thinking, ‘If they can do it then why can’t I?’.”
Celtic are fortunate to have McGregor on their hands. Loyalty in modern-day football is difficult to come by, but the midfielder has been nothing but faithful to his boyhood club.
Fans love nothing more than seeing one of their own pull on the jersey, but McGregor has defied every expectation set of him when he initially came through the ranks at Lennoxtown.
Next season, he will be desperate to further cement his place as a Celtic great, and lead the Bhoys to more unforeseen levels of success.