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Callum McGregor on his unseen Jack Grealish relationship as Celtic skipper lifts lid on joining 500 club

Callum McGregor didn’t know if even he’d get to make one appearance for Celtic when he was shacked up with Man City superstar Jack Grealish all those years ago at Notts County.

Now he finds it difficult to get his head around the fact he’s clocked up 500. The Hoops skipper hit the milestone in Sunday’s 3-1 victory at Motherwell and it gave a man who is constantly staring forward the rare chance to have a look back. It’s been some journey – and McGregor doesn’t regret a second of it. There have been times the playmaker could have left. There would have been a queue a mile long for his services and some even came close – like when boss Brendan Rodgers tried to take him to Leicester City.

But McGregor has always felt right at home at Celtic Park and when he saw the emotional outpouring from Jota when he scored on his return at the weekend, it only cemented his own feeling about going the distance. The 31-year-old and Grealish went different paths – but McGregor’s sent him on the road to Celtic legend status.

McGregor said: “We did stay in touch for a spell, actually, but he's too busy now! We’re both busy, I saw him when we were on tour in America in the summer and it was good to see him there and catch up with him briefly. We loved our time there. It was brilliant as they gave us the license to go and play, and we really enjoyed it.

“I think in my mind I was going there to try and sort of force my way in as such. I know that maybe back in the day going out on loan wasn't the done thing to do. It wasn't a case of I was not going to make it here so I had to go and find somewhere else, but it didn't dawn on me, I just thought I want to go here, I want to show people that I can play man's football.

“I always had that in the

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