Football Manager 2024 has been released live on Steam through early access and fans of the popular game are already sinking their teeth into the latest edition.
The series is now over 30-years old and an impressive worldwide database of clubs, players and staff gives gamers the opportunity to take charge of their beloved clubs and attempt to guide them to unprecedented successes. Just for fun, we simulated three years into the future with the new game to see how clubs across the Scottish Premiership and the rest of the world had fared.
Here is how the Celtic starting XI looked in our simulation at the close of the 2026 summer transfer window:
5. CB - Joseph Okumu
A whopping £23m sees the Kenyan move from Reims to Celtic in 2025, he manages 28 league appearances in his first season with an average rating of 7.03 | AFP via Getty Images
6. CM - Callum McGregor
Still club captain and hardly misses a league match between 2023 and 2026 while also bringing his Scotland caps total to 86 | Getty Images
7. CM - Marcos Antonio
The Brazilian only cost £2.3m but has been a stand out, particularly in his debut season in 24/25 when he manages 13 league assists | Getty Images
8. RW - Juanlu
Celtic pay Sevilla £3m for the young winger who manages 16 league goals in his first two seasons and is now worth more than ten times that initial fee | AFP via Getty Images