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Christopher Jullien reveals the Celtic competition keeping every player on their toes

Focused Christopher Jullien admits every Celtic player has an extra incentive to stay in shape amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The £7m Hoops defender is doing all he can to remain in tip-top condition as football's lockdown shows no signs of ending anytime soon.

Celtic have been out of action for 20 days already and the Frenchman has lifted the lid on the lengths the Premiership champions are going to in a bid to stay sharp.

Jullien told Celtic TV: "Yeah it’s really difficult. I have some stuff in my garage – a bike, a running machine and some weights to exercise.

"You can’t do much. You have your exercise when you go out but we want more. We want everything. I can’t want to get back on the field.

"John Currie (Celtic’s fitness and conditioning coach) has been looking after us by sending us texts to see how it’s going and what you’re doing.

"He’s almost doing a little competition for who is running the most so it’s really good for the team.

"It’s not the same when you’re not on the field with the boys but hopefully we can get back to that soon."

Jullien's insight comes after Ryan Christie opened up on his side's rather dull name for their WhatsApp chat group.

The Hoops playmaker said: "You're not going to believe this...

"It's actually called ' Celtic group chat'. It's the worst name out there!

"It's had a lot of names in the past but that's what it's settled at right now so I'm actually delighted with the timing of that question!"

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