Celtic captain Callum McGregor has gifted winger James Forrest a special jersey to mark him scoring 100 goals for the club.

The Hoops academy graduate hit the milestone after scoring a header during the dramatic 4-3 victory at Tynecastle earlier in the season.

He received a signed strip from his team-mates which had the number 100 on the back.

The Scotland international has scored five goals this term, including a hat-trick against Hibs in a 6-1 thrashing.

As well as presenting the award, McGregor is also ramping up his recovery from his recent injury, which has kept him out for a lengthy period.

He returned to the training pitch during the Sydney Super Cup and has also travelled to the Algarve with the team to continue his return to fitness.

The Parkhead skipper has been sidelined for two months with a knee problem after suffering the knock against RB Leipzig in the Champions League.

McGregor had been pictured in a knee brace travelling to see a specialist on the injury before a significant rehab period.

Ange Postecoglou had been braced to be without McGregor until after the World Cup break after the major injury blow.

He previously stated: "Initial reports suggest that he’ll (McGregor) probably be out until after the break at this stage.

“I haven’t got the final report but he’ll miss the next three or four weeks which will put him out until after the break.”

Now, The Scottish Sun report McGregor has returned to fitness and set to feature in a friendly against Rennes later this month.

Celtic will head to Portugal to take on the French side during the break with warm-weather training camp ramping up preparations for the return to domestic action.

And McGregor will reportedly be given his comeback during the trip in the friendly fixture announced by the Ligue 1 side for December 10.

Reports go on to suggest McGregor will be prepared for his domestic return in the first Scottish Premiership round of fixtures after the World Cup.

For Celtic, that means they'll have their captain available for selection for the trip to Pittodrie on December 17.

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