Callum McGregor’s immediate focus may well be on Scotland’s forthcoming campaign in the Euros, but the Celtic midfielder is already excited at the prospect of reporting back for domestic duties and working under new manager, Ange Postecoglou.

Celtic announced the appointment today (Thursday), and the experienced Hoops player has welcomed the news.

Speaking exclusively to the official Celtic website, McGregor said: “It’s a fresh start and exciting times for the club to begin a new chapter as well.

“A new manager coming in will always have his own ideas on the way he wants to play football, and the way that he sees football – how people act around the building, what he wants his team to look like – so it’s a clean slate for everybody, and we just need to come back and try to impress as much as we can in training and in the games when we get the chance as well.

“At the end of every season you go away and reflect on how it’s gone and how you’ve done, and how you can do better. Then you come back for the new season with new goals and that’s the same this year again as well.

“With the new season coming around, everybody wants it to be successful but we know that the hard work starts as soon as we get back into pre-season. That element is absolutely vital and very important to having a good start in the season.”

McGregor and his Scotland team-mates are preparing for their European Championship opener on Monday against the Czech Republic at Hampden, followed by fixtures against England and Croatia.

Within that squad there is a strong Celtic presence, including James Forrest, David Turnbull, Greg Taylor, Ryan Christie and Jack Hendry. And the experience of McGregor and Forrest could be vital for the new manager for the forthcoming campaign.

“In football there are so many approaches and styles of football, and when you meet a new manager, you’re always open to learning new things and what he sees the game looking like,” said McGregor. “He’s there to help you and you’re there to learn from him as well, so that’s the exciting part of meeting new people in football.

“He’s coming from a different continent and it maybe falls on the likes of me and James who’ve been at the club for a long time to try and help, and know what’s around the corner in terms of games, and we’re obviously happy to do that and work together.

“But he’s a smart guy, he’s had a really successful career as a manager so he’s going to have huge amounts of knowledge anyway.”

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Callum McGregor: It's an exciting new chapter for the club