As the countdown to the 2023/24 season continues, new Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has been assessing his squad closely ahead of next week’s trip to the Algarve for a week of warm-weather training.
The Bhoys will be eager to continue their dominance of Scottish football next season and make progress in the Champions League group stage as the Northern Irishman manager prepares to kick-start his second spell at the club.
Celtic are renowned for having a massive global following and a number of professional footballers - both past and present - who have NOT had the chance to pull on the green and white shirt are well known for being avid followers of the club.
Here, GlasgowWorld looks at 20 famous players who have confessed to being a fan of the Hoops...
Celtic are renowned for having a massive global following and a number of professional footballers - both past and present - who have NOT had the chance to pull on the green and white shirt are well known for being avid followers of the club.
![Ex-West Ham and QPR star Sinclair revealed in 2016 the main reason he supports Celtic is due to his mum hailing from Sligo and his step dad being a huge fan of the club.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE5YTM5OTkyLWU3MmUtNDgwOS1iYTk3LWZlNDE5YmY1YWQwZDoxYjIyZTNiNS01OTM4LTQ4MmMtYmMyYy1lZTYwMzNjYmE4ZjI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. Trevor Sinclair
Ex-West Ham and QPR star Sinclair revealed in 2016 the main reason he supports Celtic is due to his mum hailing from Sligo and his step dad being a huge fan of the club. Photo: Alex Livesey
![Once pictured at Celtic Park in 1995 with a green and white Hoops scarf draped across his shoulders, the former Liverpool and Newcastle icon was a big fan of the club growing up and Tommy Craig had lined him up as a potential signing back in the early 90s if he was handed the manager’s job. However, the club’s decision to appoint Liam Brady blew any chance of a deal being struck.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/07/08/GettyImages-106437191.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. Peter Beardsley
Once pictured at Celtic Park in 1995 with a green and white Hoops scarf draped across his shoulders, the former Liverpool and Newcastle icon was a big fan of the club growing up and Tommy Craig had lined him up as a potential signing back in the early 90s if he was handed the manager’s job. However, the club’s decision to appoint Liam Brady blew any chance of a deal being struck. | Getty Images
![Ex-England captain Reid confessed to being a Celtic fan for over 50 years after watching them play against Liverpool at Anfield in the 1965 European Cup Winners’ Cup. That sparked his initial admiration for the Glasgow giants.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/07/08/newFile-4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. Peter Reid
Ex-England captain Reid confessed to being a Celtic fan for over 50 years after watching them play against Liverpool at Anfield in the 1965 European Cup Winners’ Cup. That sparked his initial admiration for the Glasgow giants. | Getty Images
![Former Partick Thistle and Hibs ace Charnley is Celtic-daft but never got the chance to play for the club competitively. He did, however, make one appearance in a Hoops shirt during a friendly match against Manchester United in 1994, to which he admitted he could “die happy”.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/03/11/newFile-18.jpg?crop=3:2&width=502)
8. Chic Charnley
Former Partick Thistle and Hibs ace Charnley is Celtic-daft but never got the chance to play for the club competitively. He did, however, make one appearance in a Hoops shirt during a friendly match against Manchester United in 1994, to which he admitted he could “die happy”. | SNS Group