A CELTIC goalkeeper has suffered head injuries after he was attacked during a night out in the west end of Glasgow.
Lukasz Zaluska, 32, was assaulted in Ashton Lane in the early hours of yesterday morning.
The Polish international, who is the Parkhead sides' second-choice keeper behind Craig Gordon, is understood to have been hit in the head and suffered blood loss while on a night out with his partner.
The injuries are not believed to be serious, however, and the player is said to be recovering at home.
Police would not confirm reports that he had been set upon by another Scottish Premiership player, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The player allegedly approached him as he was making his way to a taxi at the rank on Byres Road, adjacent to Ashton Lane.
Two other Premiership players are understood to have been present at the scene and were spoken to by officers.
Police are appealing for witnesses and are reviewing CCTV footage in relation with the incident.
A spokesman said: "Police Scotland are investigating a report of an alleged assault on a 32-year-old male in Ashton Lane, in the west end of Glasgow, in the early hours of Monday morning.
"Police inquiries are ongoing, including the monitoring of CCTV."
Zaluska signed for Celtic from Dundee United in 2009 and has mainly been the club's second choice goalkeeper. He made 17 appearences in his first full season at Parkhead but the arrival of Fraser Forster in 2010 and subsequently Craig Gordon in the summer has pushed the player into a supporting role ever since.
Celtic also has a third goalkeeper in the first team, Leonardo Fasan. Zaluska has played twice for Celtic in the league this season and has one international cap for Poland.
Neither Zaluska nor Celtic were available for comment yesterday.
Ashton Lane, a cobbled street in the heart of the city's west end, is a hive of activity at weekends when thousands of revellers pack out its trendy bars, restaurants and cinema. It is particularly popular with Glasgow University students, many of whom live nearby.
However, it was also the scene of a brutal assault on former Celtic manager Neil Lennon, who was left unconscious in September 2008 after two Rangers fans knocked him to the ground, causing him to strike his head on the cobbles, and then kicked and punched him as lay on the ground.
Lennon had been out in the West End following his side's defeat to their Old Firm rivals when he was set upon by Jeffrey Carrigan, 43, and David Whitelaw, 47, in what was described as a "vicious, burutal and cowardly" attack.
Both men, of Knightswood in Glasgow, were found guilty of assault at Glasgow Sheriff Court in January 2009.
However, part of the charge, that the attack was aggravated by religious prejudice, was deleted.
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