Leigh Griffiths in extra training after Scotland withdrawal

Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths has been taking part in extra training in order to return to full fitness, the Daily Record reports.

Celtic assistant Chris Davies has revealed what Griffiths has been up to over the international break after he controversially withdrew from the Scotland squad for their games against Israel and Portugal.

Griffiths’ withdrawal angered Scotland fans as the Celtic star he said he wanted to concentrate on his fitness after Scotland boss Alex McLeish hinted that Steven Naismith was his number one striker.

Davies has now  moved to defend the 28-year-old’s withdrawal and explained how he has been putting in extra hours on the training pitch to get back and fully fit.

He’s looking to do extra training and is pushing as hard as he can to get as fit as he possibly can.

That can only be a positive for Celtic and Griff himself so we’ll support him to do that. Hopefully he can have a good strong week and be in good condition leading into the Hibs game.

We have a good block of games coming up so it’s important we have everyone fit. We have league games and then cup competitions with the Europa League and the League Cup semi-final.

We’re playing in numerous competitions and they’re all important in their own right. As always the next game is the most important, so we’ll focus on that.