Celtic captain Callum McGregor celebrates his 30th birthday today while training with the Scotland squad for the two Euro qualifiers, starting away to Norway on Saturday and then playing against Georgia at Hampden on Tuesday night.

Calmac has been speaking to the Scotland National Team media staff and reckons that celebrating his birthday while on international duty os nothing new really as on his last two birthdays he’s actually been playing for Scotland.

As Celtic captain he will of course be well briefed and up to-date with the latest developments hn the club’s hunt for a new manager after Ange Postecoglou left to take the Tottenham job. McGregor enjoyed an excellent working relationship with Postecoglou, who made him club captain and helped him lift five trophies as Celtic skipper including of course a Treble this season.

But Calmac also had an excellent working relationship with Brendan Rodgers who is on the verge od a sensational return to Celtic Park after having agreed an ambitious plan for that club that involves benchmarking success against European progress and not just being happy to get the chance to make up the numbers.

Celtics captain Callum McGregor arrives with the SPFL trophy before the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Aberdeen FC at Celtic Park on July 31, 2022(Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images)

Ange Postecoglou was of course aiming to do exactly that but it looks like Brendan Rodgers will be the man tasked with delivering that as Celtic manager. And regardless of the change in the leader, Calmac will have the arm band and well ll be happy with that. As the song says, There’s No-one Better. Happy Birthday Callum!

💚© To celebrate Callum McGregor’s 30th birthday, we take a look back on the record and success of our Captain!#CelticFC🍀

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) June 14, 2023

🗣️ “There’s probably no better way to spend your birthday.”

On his 30th birthday, hear from Callum McGregor on what it’s like to celebrate a birthday in camp, his progression in the Scotland team and the importance of this week’s qualifiers.#NORSCO pic.twitter.com/pMMMC41vjR

— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) June 14, 2023

Happy birthday, Callum. Fast becoming a legendary player and captain.#CelticFC #captaincallum #legend pic.twitter.com/7gonnm0Dtp

— George Smith (@artbhoy) June 14, 2023

Birthday Bhoy and todays Celtic Icon – Callum McGregor ⭐️🍀 pic.twitter.com/waCw2BZ1qc

— Celtic Curio (@Celticcurio) June 14, 2023

Callum McGregor is 30 today. Winner of 20 honours with the club, 5 of them as skipper. Legend. pic.twitter.com/a02LlNn5Qq

— JustAnOrdinaryBhoy (@ordinarybhoy) June 14, 2023

🎂💚 Happy 30th birthday to our captain, Callum McGregor!#CelticFC🍀 pic.twitter.com/IUsjoXCrsT

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) June 14, 2023

Happy Birthday Callum McGregor. pic.twitter.com/kuouSLDsBm

— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) June 13, 2023

“We have a responsibility to the supporters, to this club, to the badge, that every time we set foot on that pitch we give absoloutely everything and that’s what I want from the players and from the club.”

Happy 30th birthday to Callum McGregor 🍀💚

— 🍀 Celtic1967.com 🍀 (@Celtic1967_com) June 14, 2023

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