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The Celtic squad are back in for pre-season training, with the new campaign already on the horizon.<\/p>\n
With important Champions League qualifiers to come, Neil\u00a0Lennon will be casting an eye on his squad over the coming days and weeks to see who exactly is worthy of a place in his plans for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
The Celtic squad could look quite different by the time the new season rolls around and it leaves Lennon was some tricky decisions to make ahead of his first full campaign back in the job.<\/p>\n
Be it fringe players, or those who have been away on loan, there are a number of players that will come back this summer with a point to prove to Lennon and we\u2019ve taken a closer look at who that may be.<\/p>\n","author":"Brian Gosden","image":[{"url":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1146208515-1200x800.jpg","author":"Mark Runnacles\/Getty Images Sport","title":"Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Scottish Cup Final"}],"dates":{"published":"2019-06-20T15:05:15+00:00","updated":"2019-06-20T15:05:34+00:00"},"id":"39-41661","link":[{"rel":"self","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/readceltic.com\/2019\/06\/20\/who-are-the-celtic-players-that-have-a-point-to-prove-during-pre-season\/"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"application\/json","href":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/msn-feed\/?id=39-41661"}],"keywords":[],"slideshows":[{"images":[{"title":"Who are the Celtic players that have a point to prove during pre-season?","body":"
The Celtic squad are back in for pre-season training, with the new campaign already on the horizon.
With important Champions League qualifiers to come, Neil\u00a0Lennon will be casting an eye on his squad over the coming days and weeks to see who exactly is worthy of a place in his plans for the upcoming season.
The Celtic squad could look quite different by the time the new season rolls around and it leaves Lennon was some tricky decisions to make ahead of his first full campaign back in the job.
Be it fringe players, or those who have been away on loan, there are a number of players that will come back this summer with a point to prove to Lennon and we’ve taken a closer look at who that may be.<\/p>\n","author":"Mark Runnacles\/Getty Images Sport","url":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1146208515.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1146208515-160x160.jpg"},{"title":"Scott Sinclair","body":"
Out of the four that we’ll be focusing on, Sinclair is one of the more experienced and remains a valuable member of the Celtic squad.
Sinclair saw his future at the club questioned towards the end of last season and he’ll need to hit the ground running if he wants to ensure he keeps his place as a first-team regular going forward.<\/p>\n","author":"Mark Runnacles\/Getty Images Sport","url":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1139467553.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1139467553-160x160.jpg"},{"title":"Mikey Johnston","body":"
It feels like\u00a0Mikey Johnston has been on the fringes of the first-team squad for a while now, but this could be a defining period for him at Celtic.
Make an early impression on\u00a0Lennon this summer and he’ll no doubt improve on the 14 league appearances he made last season.
With five goals to his name in those 14 games, he impressed when given the chance.<\/p>\n","author":"Ian MacNicol\/Getty Images Sport","url":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1150323056.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1150323056-160x160.jpg"},{"title":"Lewis Morgan","body":"
One of Celtic’s forgotten men, Lewis Morgan spent the second half of last season on loan at Sunderland. He impressed there, with flashes of brilliance and reportedly now has his eyes on a first-team spot at Parkhead. Craig Gordon has a decision to make this summer after falling out of favour last season. All things point towards Scott Bain keeping his place as Celtic’s and Scotland’s number one, but you can imagine that Gordon may get a run out during pre-season to at least prove his worth.<\/p>\n","author":"Mark Runnacles\/Getty Images Sport","url":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1075728236.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1075728236-160x160.jpg"}]}]}]}
It is claimed<\/a> that Neil Lennon has spoken to the player’s agent, a hint that he could be part of his plans next season.
He certainly has the quality, so if he adds consistency to his game, supporters will no doubt see more of the player that was rated so highly in Scotland.<\/p>\n","author":"Charlie Crowhurst\/Getty Images Sport","url":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1151818502.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/readeverything.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/06\/1151818502-160x160.jpg"},{"title":"Craig Gordon","body":"