NEIL LENNON has given some insight into Leigh Griffiths as the striker tries to prepare himself for life back in the Celtic first team.
The frontman has been missing since November – taking time away from the game to deal with things in his personal life.
Celtic fans have been fully supportive of Leigh as he took the time off with the Green Brigade revealing a banner just days after it was announced which read: “It’s okay not to be okay”.
Leigh has been desperate to get back playing football and it looks like he has been keeping up some level of fitness for when the time was right to make his return. Yesterday, on Celtic TV, Neil Lennon confirmed the player was going through a fitness test and they would assess the player from there.
Neil didn’t rule out a return for Leigh before the end of the season but admits the striker has a lot of work to do if he is to get there.
“He’s having some fitness tests today so we’ll have a fair idea how far away he is when we get the results,” the interim boss revealed. “He has a bit of work to do still.
“We’ve had a lot of conversations with him, the club has done all it can to help him but obviously with off the field difficulties he needs to get some calmness in his life, stability and then the football can take care of its self.
“You know if you have carnage going on off the field it’s going to get you eventually and catch up with you on the field. He knows that, there’s a realisation there and he’s working very hard behind the scenes which is great.”
