The assassination of a high-profile Iranian military leader in Iraq by the USA has raised safety concerns around the region for all Westerns. Unterred by this Celtic have proceeded with the plans to have a winter training camp in the United Arab Emirates. The club’s twitter account posted photos and videos of the successful session on a rare cloudy Monday in Dubai.
The Bhoys assistant manager John Kennedy said the trip would benefit the team by taking some time out of Scotland and the Scottish weather. “It gives us a perfect environment, great training facility, hotel as well which gives us the top standards in terms of what we want to do and gives us a great chance to do some work on the training pitch which is very important this time of year” he said.