A former Celtic star and his partner are expecting their first child.

Ryan Christie, who enjoyed a seven-year spell with the Hoops, and his partner Georgie Bell announced the news on Instagram.

Georgie shared a photo of the pair on TuesdayĀ with her holding a sonogram image and captioned it: "Mum and Dad."

The post has since received over 2000 likes and comments from Christie's ex-Celtic teammate Kristoffer Ajer, who said: "Amazing."

Now playing with AFC Bournemouth, 27-year-old Christie is the son of former Inverness Caledonian Thistle player Charlie Christie.Ā 

He has also made over 30Ā appearances for the Scotland national team.Ā