Bodo Glimt star fires Celtic a warning as he insists clued up underdogs won't be caught cold

Bodo Glimt star Runar Espejord admits the Norwegians are coming out of cold storage but the frontman insists there will be no excuses for not handling the heat at Parkhead.

The reigning Eliteserian champions are in pre-season mode with the defence of their title not due to kick off until April.

Glimt had to get out of town to prepare as their Arctic Circle hometown makes it awkward to do the hard yards in the fight to get fit.

Espejord admitted coming to Glasgow on Europa Conference League duty is a heck of a glamour clash to get back to business – but he insisted his side won’t freeze on the night against Ange Postecoglou's side.

The former Tromso and Hereenveen ace said: “It will be very exciting. It is an unusual start to a football year for us Norwegian football players.

“It's an insanely stylish match to start the year with all the glitter around it. I'm really looking forward to it. Not many people get to experience these types of matches.

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“It’s a bit unusual for us to be in our pre-season before having such a big European game like this.

“We have used the last few weeks really well to make sure we are prepared for this match against Celtic.

“I don’t think we can use having no competitive