Celtic fans had to do a double take on an image shared by the club earlier today.
Celtic’s social media channels dropped training ground pictures for punters to get excited about the weekend’s Scottish Premiership clash against St Johnstone on Sunday.
Snapshots of their stars at Lennoxtown were shared with the likes of Callum McGregor, Nicolas Kuhn, Liam Scales and Luke McCowan all in action.
But it was the sight of Kasper Schmeichel returning to training which shocked punters and had them delighted at the prospect of the Dane making an early comeback.
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Kasper Schmeichel is back in Celtic training
Schmeichel was injured on international duty and that was compounded by the abuse he received from some sections of the Danish media.
Manager Brendan Rodgers then explained how the 38-year-old could miss up to six weeks of football following scans.
Incredibly, though, Schmeichel seems to have defied the medics and was spotted alongside Viljami Sinisalo back on the grass.
Albeit it remains to be seen whether or not he is actually declared fit to play yet.
Celtic fans react to Kasper Schmeichel’s rapid return
Fans were buzzing to see their stopper regardless of that and many took to the comments section to have their say.
One supporter joked: “They’ve only went and stuck Kasper in a bacta tank,” as another added: “Maeda must have taught him his magic ways to recovery.”
One wrote: “Did I no read somewhere about him being out for six weeks?” with a laughing emoji.
A fourth said: “Yaldy… that cheeky grin.”
Others could hardly believe their eyes as one laughed: “I hope that you are not taking the p—“.
One wrote: “So much for being out for six weeks, eh? Glad to see him back in training.”
Sinisalo will likely continue to play for the club while Schmeichel continues to make a full recovery.
The Finnish international kept a clean sheet as Celtic beat Hearts 3-0 and looked composed throughout.
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