Celtic currently have a significant number of players in their senior squad that have come through the club's youth academy and play for the first team such as James Forrest and Callum McGregor, who have made a combined total of 42 appearances between them across all competitions this season.

Looking ahead to who could be the next regular figure for Celtic to come through the club's academy, one potential candidate that could be set for a big future at the Parkhead club is 18-year-old Dane Murray, who has been touted to have a "bright future" ahead of him by Stephen Welsh.

As a product of Celtic's youth system, Murray is predominantly a midfield player but has been deployed as a centre-back by Ange Postecoglou, which gives a clue as to what the Celtic manager sees in the teenager in terms of his skills and qualities on the pitch.

In Celtic's 2-1 defeat against FC Midtjylland in the Champions League qualifying second-leg clash back in July, Murray played at the back for the full 120 minutes and managed to show everyone just what he's capable of from a defensive point of view.

Murray managed to make six clearances, seven interceptions and three tackles as well as winning 11 duels and not getting dribbled past even once.

This display earned the youngster an impressive overall match rating of 7.3/10 according to SofaScore, making him Celtic's joint-second highest rated player on the day, proving that he definitely has what it takes to play at a high level alongside the rest of Celtic's more senior players.

In the first leg against Midtjylland, Murray played 45 minutes of action after Nir Bitton got sent off, after which fellow Hoops defender Welsh described the youngster's performance as "fantastic," which could be why Postecoglou selected him to start the second leg.

Looking ahead to the future, even though Murray hasn't been involved in a matchday squad for Celtic in the league this season, he definitely has what it takes to break into Postecoglou's side at some point in the future.

Consider the talent he's shown so far and the fact that he has time on his side with his young age and he could save the club millions in potential future transfer fees.

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