With Scotland sitting on the sidelines whilst the rest of Europe engages in a feast of football in France this summer, many fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the new season.

Celtic supporters are particularly keen to get the new campaign underway with thousands of supporters snapping up season tickets to cheer on new boss Brendan Rodgers and his team.

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The good news for Hoops fans is that they don't have long to wait until they get their first glimpse of their side under their new boss with the club's pre-season fixtures just around the corner.

The Hoops will head to Slovenia to take on NK Celje this Thursday and will follow up their pre-season opener with clashes against Sturm Graz, Olimpija Ljublana and Maribor.

The pre-season will be put on hold with the Bhoys set to begin their first competitive action under Rodgers in the Champions League qualifiers when they take on Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps or Estonia's Flora Talinn.

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Whilst Celtic try to reach the group stages for the first time in three years, they'll also have friendlies to look forward to against English champions Leicester, Spanish giants Barcelona as well as Inter Milan.

Here are Celtic's pre-season fixtures in full:

June 30 NK Celje (18:45)

July 3 Sturm Graz (16:30)

July 6 Olimpija Ljubljana (18:45)

9 July Maribor (18:00)

23 July Leicester City (17:30)

30 July Barcelona (18:00)

13 August Inter Milan (17:00)