Callum McGregor believes youth sensation Rocco Vata could have what it takes to become a Celtic star.
The 17-year-old son of ex-Hoops star Rudi Vata had been training with the first team for most of the season so far before suffering an ankle injury last month and he made his senior debut against Hibernian at Easter Road in late December. Just two days after that appearance in Edinburgh, Vata played a starring role as Celtic’s B team defeated Rangers 5-2 in a Scottish Lowland League clash in front of a couple of thousand spectators at Celtic Park, netting a goal in the process.
The youngster then found the net twice against Wolves’ youth team in a Premier League International Cup clash on January 18, before going off injured after 29 minutes. Vata remains on the sidelines with the ankle injury, but McGregor is backing the teenager to recover from it and continue to push his way into Ange Postecoglou’s first team plans.
