Celtic captain Callum McGregor signs new five-year deal

Celtic captain Callum McGregor has put pen to paper on a new five-year deal.

The 28-year old came through the youth system at the Parkhead side and was handed the captain's armband after Scott Brown's departure in the summer.

He has now agreed to an extended contract that will see him through to the summer of 2026.

McGregor has won fourteen major honours in his time at the club and has scored 54 goals in 338 appearances.

He told Celtic TV: “I’m absolutely delighted. It’s a proud moment again to extend my stay at the club.

'The club’s very close to my heart. I’ve been here for a number of years now, I’m happy here, I love my football and representing this club, and I want to stay here for as long as I can.'

“This is a new chapter and I’m desperate to see the five years out and if I’ve done that, then that means it’s been a pretty successful time again.

“That’s the new motivation for me personally, to make sure this club wins silverware and get it back to that successful place where we were two, three, four seasons ago.”

Ange Postecoglou said: “It’s brilliant news for the club. Obviously it was an important year for Cal stepping up to be the new captain and he’s already shown outstanding qualities

“He espouses the values that I’m after. He understands what we’re trying to build and, on and off the field, he’s not just talking about it, he’s living it and he’s showing the behaviour that I want leaders to show, and as I said, he’s just taken his first steps but I think that it’s exciting with what’s ahead.”

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