Former Rangers Player Advises Turnbull Against Celtic Move

Former Rangers player, and manager of the new club – Stuart McCall has advised David Turnbull against moving to Celtic in the summer. The comments come as Turnbull made his first appearance for Motherwell, since his terrible knee injury, which flagged up in his Celtic medical and caused the club to cancel the transfer.

Turnbull previously said that he had to learn to walk properly again, so it’s quite an achievement to return to SPFL action against St Mirren this week. The next step for the midfielder is to kick on and possibly revive Celtic’s interest. However, former Motherwell boss, McCall has told the player not to join Celtic if the chance arises again. “First and foremost, I want to see David Turnbull back playing games, getting back to his best and improving,” McCall told RecordSport.

“I’m sure his mind was messed up at the time of the Celtic move, but life tests you. He’s got terrific ability and I think he’s got the right mindset. He’s a real switched on kid and, from Motherwell’s point of view, they’ll want to try and keep him.

Do you want to leave and go to a club where you might be a squaddie or you might get sent out on loan because you want to get a few more grand? I think it’s an important part of your development – not going to clubs just for the sake of it to say I’ve joined this club or that club, and sitting on the bench or playing in the under-21s.”

Celtic will likely be in the market for a midfielder in the summer as Olivier Ntcham already stated this season that he was unhappy not to be granted a move away from the club to a stronger league. Scott Brown is also not getting any younger, and will soon need to be replaced. It wouldn’t come as any surprise if Turnbull did sign for the club, should he rediscover his form, and who’s to say that he wouldn’t get a regular game if he proves himself?

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