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Former Celtic prospect Liam Morrison discusses life at Bayern Munich

A general view as the Celtic team train during a Celtic training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group B match against Paris Saint-Germa...
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The former Celtic youngster is settling into life at the German giants.

A general view as the Celtic team train during a Celtic training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group B match against Paris Saint-Germain at Lennoxtown on September 11, 2017 in...

Former Celtic youngster Liam Morrison has given his thoughts on the similarities and difference between training at Lennoxtown and training at Bayern Munich, The Daily Record report.

Still just 16, Morrison moved to Germany during the summer transfer window after deciding they offered a better career path for the player than continuing on at Celtic.

The paper say he is very highly regarded at the German club, with the Scottish FA having to enter lengthy negotiations so he could captain the country’s Under-17s side recently.

There are obviously no guarantees regarding his eventual ability as a fully grown player, but that he didn’t continue at the Hoops was something of a blow to the club, who pride themselves on nurturing young talent to become first-team stars.

Morrison is enjoying his new surroundings.

He’s noted that despite many similarities between Bayern and Celtic’s training, there is one crucial difference.

As quoted by The Daily Record, the youngster explained: “I play with the Bayern Under 17s at the moment. It’s a regional league, but we play in the Bayern Campus and the stadium is magnifiicent.

“We get a good attendance to watch us even at this level. And we get to go to all the home games too so that’s brilliant because the atmosphere in the Bundesliga is magic.

“From my experience at Celtic, the training is very similar. Possession, shape, trying to get a balance. But at Bayern the intensity is different – it’s forward, forward, forward, running and being super fit.”

Morrison works under Miroslav Klose with the U17s, so is already brushing shoulders with legendary greatness.

If he can follow the Bayern pathway then he has a huge chance of forging a successful career as a central defender at a high level.

Time will tell whether he becomes a player who Celtic come to regret not trying to keep more.