Some Celtic fans feel that midfielder Callum McGregor is their club’s best academy product of the decade, with James Forrest also one of the better ones.
Celtic has become known for producing many of the best youngsters in Scotland. The current batch of young players includes Mikey Johnston, Scott Robertson and even 17-year-old Karamoko Dembele. While Johnston is a regular, Robertson and Dembele are slowly climbing up the pecking order.
Celtic fans: Has McGregor been better than Forrest and Tierney?
No Doubt about it!
Tierney or Forrest are better!
But the club has also developed players like James Forrest, Callum McGregor and Kieran Tierney over the last few years. When a debate on Twitter broke out about who is the best of the lot, many Hoops fans voted McGregor to be best of the bunch.
McGregor, guys a pure athlete.
— Paul (@wyndbhoy) December 17, 2019
I think McGregor could play at a higher level than the other 2
— AJ (@Joker___87) December 17, 2019
McGregor, he essential to the we play and has been a huge part our most successful period in recent times
— reegojunior (@alwaysSarqazm) December 17, 2019
Callum mcgregor 100% the boy could play for any team
— Ricky (@rickyglsgow) December 17, 2019
Calmac is probably the most underrated player we have, sometimes outstanding, sometimes just strolls through games yet ive never really seen him having a mare! Gets my vote for sure!
— Terence Kelly (@TerenceKellySnr) December 17, 2019
Callum McGregor hands down wins that one
But there has been a few good ones to be fair— Dermots ??Nose Tickler ?? (@DermotsM) December 17, 2019
A product of the Celtic youth academy, McGregor has risen up the Hoops’ pecking order since making his debut back in the 2014-15 campaign. Over the years, his important to the club has only increased.
This season, the £4.5m-rated midfielder (per TransferMarkt) has been very crucial to the Hoops. He has played in 33 games in all competitions for Neil Lennon’s side and has actually started every single game in the Scottish Premiership – playing all of the 17 games.
What do we think?
It would be unfair to compare the achievements of all the Celtic youth products. They have different positions and different abilities. All three of McGregor, Forrest and Tierney came up through the ranks together. But it is Tierney who has taken the leap in terms of a move away from Parkhead.