Brendan Rodgers was due to get to see his side in action against Portimonense at their Campus Training Complex at 5pm but the kick-off has been delayed by an hour.
The Campus is very close to the town but the area is designed for high quality training with no spectator facilities or gantries to watch the matches. The message to anyone wanting to catch a glimpse of Portimonense v Celtic is KEEP OUT!
“There are clubs that are interested in me. My agent is already negotiating with the management of Shakhtar about my contract.”
Celtic haven’t been in Ireland since pre-Lockdown with the Wolves match giving thousands of fans what is effectively a home match to look forward to.
At Ibrox the away support have to be in place two hours before kick-off for the dubious pleasure of being surrounded on all sides with a dodgy CCTV system offering little protection.
Starfelt finished last season as the dominant force in the Celtic defence, a year ago he missed the entire pre-season through injury but now has the opportunity to emerge as a senior figure at the club.
The game at Alloa will be the final warm up match before the Lowland League opener away to Cumbernauld Colts on July 22 which kicks off a busy run of four matches in 10 days against Caledonian Braves, Cowdenbeath and East Kilbride.
Brooks signed off from Celtic with a double in the Glasgow Cup Final win at Ibrox in May, after a decade at the club the opportunity of first team football at a high level held more appeal than a third season in the Lowland League.
Listed in central defender is man of many clubs Trialist, after news earlier today it looks very like young Australian Liam Bonetig who is over from Sydney Western Wanderers
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