PATRICK ROBERTS says he feels at home at Celtic as he prepares for his first full season with the Scottish champions.
The 19-year-old joined the Bhoys on an 18-month loan from Manchester City in February and impressed by scoring six goals in 11 Premiership games under Ronny Deila.
Celtic returned to training at Lennoxtown on Monday and will soon travel to Slovenia and Austria for a pre-season tour, before their Champions League second qualifying round tie against either Flora Tallin or Lincoln Red Imps on July 12 or 13.
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Roberts expressed his enthusiasm at getting going again now that he has fully settled into life at Celtic Park.
“It’s nice being back into things,” Roberts said.
“I feel very good. I met the manager for the first time yesterday and he was very positive for the season so that was good.
“We came in nice and early, had a meeting for half an hour and he told us what he wants. He was very good, very optimistic and I’m really looking forward to it.
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“I felt settled a few months after I came here and when I started playing I felt right at home, so coming back here is like coming back home again.
“I’m looking forward to the games coming up. We’ve got Hearts in the first game of the season and we scored quite a few against them last season so that should be interesting.
“We’ve also got the Champions League qualifiers so that should be good too and every game should be enjoyable.
“I’ve never been to Slovenia but it should be good. We’ve got four games out there and they should put us in good stead.”
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