New Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is delighted to be working with Callum McGregor.

Rodgers admits he tried to sign McGregor for Leicester City.

“Yes, I was keen to get him," said Rodgers. “At the time you had Callum and Kieran. Certainly whichever one went then the other one was never going to get away. Obviously, Kieran was the one who left.

“Callum for me was someone who was perfect for the Premier League. He could come in and impose how I wanted to play and understand how I wanted to work, could play in different positions. He's tactically brilliant. But I'm really glad he stayed now! I'm very happy he's the captain.

“There's no question I rate him highly. People talk about Scott Brown and say that he'd never cope in the Premier League. What my experiences of both leagues tell me is he'd have played in a top six team in the Premier League and Callum is the same."