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da apostebet： Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths could return to action with the first-team as soon as next week, when the Hoops play Austrian side FC Pinkafeld in a friendly, according to The Scottish Sun.
What’s the story?
Griffiths has been out of action since December after taking a hiatus from the game to focus on off-the-field personal issues.
The striker returned to gym work a couple of months ago in preparation for pre-season and the hard work appears to have paid off, with assistant manager John Kennedy providing a hopeful update after initial training sessions this week at Lennoxtown.
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As quoted by The Scottish Sun, Kennedy said:
“Leigh has trained the last three days.
We did a medical screen and a football session on Monday, a double session yesterday and a single session this morning.
He’s trained every minute of every session so that’s a very positive start for Leigh.
He’s had a tough time in the last six months or so, so this is an important time.
He has worked hard. In the latter part of last season he was doing a lot of individual work, to get back that base that he had lost.
Now it’s all about minutes on the pitch and being on the grass. Again, he has started very positively.”
The paper say that he is now in line to feature during Celtic’s upcoming friendlies in Austria and Switzerland, as the team prepare for important European qualifiers next month.
What can Celtic fans expect from Griffiths?
Patience will obviously be required with the striker considering he hasn’t kicked a ball in over six months and has had personal problems. Celtic will need to ensure his return to action, in the most important and pressurised games, is a slow build.
His return will be a welcome boost to the squad though, with currently only the injured Vakoun Bayo registered as back-up to the team’s main man Odsonne Edouard.
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Griffiths almost guarantees a good return of goals if given the games to provide them, netting 104 in 203 appearances for the Hoops, and if he can get back to playing confidently then Neil Lennon has a real dangerous weapon at his disposal, perhaps negating the need to enter the transfer market for another striker.