Celtic Football Club has announced that it will make a Proposal of Application Notice to Glasgow City Council in relation to possible further development of the Celtic Park area.

The plans will include the potential creation of a new hotel, retail store, ticketing facility and museum.

The application is part of Celtic’s long-standing masterplan for the area, a vision which aims to deliver benefit to the club and supporters and allow further re-generation of the East End of the city.

The application represents the first stage in the process but the club is keen to emphasise that considerable work and investment over a number of years would be required to bring this project to fruition.

A statement released by the club read: “Celtic aims to be a world-class football club in everything it does.

“We are pleased to have made significant investment in recent years to develop the stadium and public realm area for the benefit of our supporters.   

“Any further development of this kind would be a hugely positive step for the Club, for our supporters and for the local community.”