Callum McGregor wants new signing Tomoki Iwata to get into the "competitive" spirit of the Celtic squad and push him all the way for his shirt.
Iwata arrives as the latest J-League addition to Ange Postecoglou's squad and as a natural No.6, he offers an alternative to McGregor in the middle of the park. Should he impress and force his way into the side, McGregor could be moved into a more advanced role - or even out of the team altogether with Reo Hatate and Matt O'Riley also key players in midfield.
But McGregor sees no problem with the manager adding another good option to his ranks as he said at his press conference ahead of their Viaplay Cup clash with Kilmarnock at Hampden: "It's fine. That's football. He's coming in to help the group so if we can get as many new players we can get at the club who push the standard as we can, then that's going to make us a successful football club. That's what we want.
