Ange Postecoglou will begin working with his Celtic players at Lennoxtown this week, and Christopher Jullien said he cannot wait to meet his new manager and begin learning everything he can from the experienced Australian.

The new Hoops boss completed the required initial period of quarantine, through the UK Government Test to Release scheme last week and met with Celtic Chief Executive Dom McKay to continue working on preparations for the new season.

Ange Postecoglou will now meet with his squad for the first time this week ahead of Celtic’s pre-season training camp in Wales early next month.

Jullien has been working his way back from injury over the summer and said he was excited to finally meet his new manager at Lennoxtown.

“I can’t wait!” said the French defender. “I’m looking forward to, first of all, meeting the manager and seeing how he is. He’ll be excited for the new challenge and we are too.

“I’ve heard from a lot of guys who have worked with him and they all say the same thing, that he’s a great manager who has good tactics and has his teams play good football. That’s really exciting for us, and now I can’t wait for the first training session with him.”

Jullien was confident Ange Postecoglou’s arrival would get the best out of the entire squad and said he was looking forward to learning from a manager with an impressive winning pedigree.

“The experience he has of winning and building a team with quality is exciting and I can’t wait to be part of it,” said the 28-year-old. “When I was playing in France, we changed coaches and when there’s a new coach it changes every aspect of the team. It brings energy and helps players find their best form.

'Everyone is starting anew and we all have to prove ourselves and prove that we deserve to play. There’s going to be competition for the whole team and that’s good for everyone.'

“We know he’s going to come and bring his ideas to European football and he’ll be able to show everyone what he’s capable of. To succeed in the way he has and to have that winning mentality, is already something big and he’ll want to show everyone how his teams can play. I’m can’t wait to be part of that, to achieve the goals with him and to succeed.

“I always want to work under a coach who can help me learn and improve every day and I can’t wait to start learning from all his knowledge and experience. I know he’ll help me to become a better player so I’m excited to start and see what he brings to the whole team."

Chris Jullien excited to begin working under Ange Postecoglou this week