Callum McGregor has outlined Celtic's aim to go for 55 this season.
In a rather cryptic hint, the Hoops captain made no secret of his desire to go level with Rangers in terms of Scottish Premiership titles in the all-time record list.
Brendan Rodgers' side are sitting on 54 league titles after they clinched three-in-a-row last term. Of course, this puts them just one behind Rangers.
It seems McGregor is going for 55 in more ways than one though, as he aims to play in another 55 games this term after several years of clocking up ridiculous mileage on the clock for his team.
In fact, CalMac hasn't played less than 50 games in a season since 2017 - a staggering statistic.
Having been away at the Euros with Scotland, his pre-season break will have felt even shorter than usual.
Ready to do it all over again? You bet.
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He said: “Am I up for another 55 games? Aye, for sure. Definitely. I feel fit and just can’t wait to get going.”
McGregor added: “You look at the scenes at the end of last season. That’s what this club does to you – you celebrate every trophy like it’s the first. Success is so ingrained in the staff, the coaches, the players and the supporters.
“When things go a but wayward, you think this might get taken away from us – it just sharpens everyone up. The last six weeks of the season were a prime example of that. We have to bank that experience, of course. But it’s important to anyone coming in to understand it right away.”
Celtic have one more pre-season game scheduled against Chelsea in the United States before the big league kick-off against Kilmarnock on Sunday, August 4.
