Giorgos Giakoumakis sets Celtic goal target as he declares title charge has proven him right

Vindicated Giorgos Giakoumakis insists he isn't surprised to be proven right over his confident title vow earlier in the season.

But the Greek hitman admits there is a tinge of disappointment from a personal perspective - as he was "nowhere near" his personal target for goals.

Giakoumakis raised eyebrows earlier in the season when he declared Celtic would win the Premiership title, because he felt they were better than Rangers "in every area."

Their form since then leaves little room for argument with Ange Postecoglou 's team surging six points ahead of their rivals and clinching the title with room to spare.

Giakoumakis says he believed in his teammates since day one and that's why he felt confident enough to call it so early in the season.

He said: "We had great games. At the point that I made that statement, I believed so much in my team.

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"From the first day I set foot in here until now, I believed we were playing very good football and we had good players.

"Nothing happens by luck in football. So I think we deserved it and I'm really happy about that."

Central to Celtic's charge towards the title was Giakoumakis' goalscoring form.

Despite an injury-hit start to the season, he returned to