Celtic have made a surprise upgrade to their home ground ahead of a return to league action next weekend.
Brendan Rodgers' men take on St Mirren in their season opener as they aim to kickstart their quest for a fifth successive Scottish Premiership title.
The sides drew 1-1 on the final league matchday of last season, with James Forrest's late leveller proving crucial.
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Ahead of next weekend's meeting, Celtic have made widescale upgrades to their home dugouts.
Indeed, the dugouts have been raised to pitch level, having previously been a step down. Also, a third row of padded seats has been added, with the first two rows of seats themselves being upgraded.
Pictures of the new dugouts recently surfaced on X:
The New Celtic Park Dugouts : ▪️ Raised to pitch level ▪️ 2 rows of modern seats and a 3rd row of what looks like padded seating (previously there was only 2 rows of seats) ▪️ Seating now has entrance & exit at both the left hand side and central. pic.twitter.com/hu9miq3tE7
— Celtic Curio (@Celticcurio) July 26, 2025
Before they return to domestic action next weekend, Celtic face Al Ahli in the Como Cup this evening.
Rodgers' side were well beaten by Ajax in their tournament opener on Thursday, with the Dutch giants running out emphatic 5-1 winners.
"The scoreline doesn't quite reflect the game," Rodgers said post-match. "For the first 60 minutes we played a lot of really good football, we were physical, broke through their pressure, scored one, could have had more. Thei first goal, the guy's handballed it, so we were disappointed with that.
"We scored an outstanding goal, playing through the pressure and had other really, really good moments. You can see also with Ajax, they have top players and play the system really well, but we were very much there in the game. The third goal we gave away was a disappointing one.
"We've pushed the players really hard in the pre-season, so it looked a wee bit leggy, but that aside, we should keep the ball better and can be better in duels. The two final goals are probably a consequence of that."
