9 things we spotted at Celtic training as forgotten duo fight for futures and star completes injury comeback
Celtic's summer preparations are fully underway as the club's international stars returned to Lennoxtown.
Brendan Rodgers has been putting his squad through their paces, and the intensity cracked up ahead of their next pre-season test against Cork City.
Forgotten Bhoys Marco Tilio and Kwon have both failed to make any sort of impact since their arrivals two years ago, but after loan stints elsewhere, are back with a point to prove.
There was also a welcome sight for fans as Reo Hatate threw himself fully into the fold after recovering from an end-of-season knee injury.
Celts got their pre-season schedule off to a winning start on Friday night as a threadbare squad mainly made up of B team prospects emerged 1-0 winners at Queen's Park.
On Tuesday, a bumper crowd will turn out at the SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the inaugural Cork Super Cup before the champions jet off for a warm-weather training camp in Portugal.
Here are nine things Record Sport spotted at Lennoxtown on Monday as Celtic continued their hard graft.
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