David Turnbull

**RIP Bestie** · 13-06-2019 06:46 AM

Hopefully not another promising youngster having his potential ripped away from him at the graveyard that is Parkhead.

***500miles*** · 13-06-2019 06:52 AM

They're not spending 3m on squad filler. He'll play.

**wallpaperman** · 13-06-2019 07:00 AM

Guess Celtic have learned their lesson about lowballing, as £3 million to another Scottish team for a player with less than 40 games under his belt is quite un-Celtic.

Good player undoubtedly.

**Leitherhibs** · 13-06-2019 07:25 AM

Quality player, can't believe he didn't break through until this season, he'll get game time at Celtic.

***MagicSwirlingShip*** · 13-06-2019 07:33 AM

Mcgregor has been linked with a few clubs down South, Leicester especially.

I wonder if this is his long term replacement.

**GreenCastle** · 13-06-2019 07:36 AM

To be fair Celtic have sold several players to the EPL and made a fortune so could easily happen here also.

**Onceinawhile** · 13-06-2019 10:34 AM

Didn't realise he had 15 goals in 31 games last season. That is some going, especially for a team out with the top 6.

***jacomo*** · 13-06-2019 10:51 AM

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Mcgregor has been linked with a few clubs down South, Leicester especially.

I wonder if this is his long term replacement.

I think that’s quite possible.

As said above, Celtc were obviously stung by their stupid low balling over Mcginn last summer and have changed strategy.

**GloryGlory** · 13-06-2019 10:53 AM

Funny how Celtc didn't want to pay for John McGinn, full international regular and double cup winner, but are willing to pay £3M for a player that's had a bright start to his career but is otherwise unproven.

**~~The 90+2~~** · 13-06-2019 10:55 AM

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Funny how Celtc didn't want to pay for John McGinn, full international regular and double cup winner, but are willing to pay £3M for a player that's had a bright start to his career but is otherwise unproven.

They did want McGinn and matched Villas bid.

***green day*** · 13-06-2019 10:58 AM

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Funny how Celtc didn't want to pay for John McGinn, full international regular and double cup winner, but are willing to pay £3M for a player that's had a bright start to his career but is otherwise unproven.

Fingers burnt and got pelters for their SJM handling.

They have loads in the bank, so perhaps have decided not to be idiots again.

He is a good player, dont think its a gamble

***Jones28*** · 13-06-2019 10:58 AM

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Funny how Celtc didn't want to pay for John McGinn, full international regular and double cup winner, but are willing to pay £3M for a player that's had a bright start to his career but is otherwise unproven.

I think the McGinn story has taught them a lesson about not going in hard with Scottish clubs when a much bigger market exists next door.

I'll be honest and say I didn't know who he was until about march but it's good money for Motherwell.

***jacomo*** · 13-06-2019 11:01 AM

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They did want McGinn and matched Villas bid.

Only once they realised Hibs weren’t bluffing!

By that stage, McGinn had already been down to Birmingham and it was far too late.

**Power** · 13-06-2019 11:02 AM

Disappointed by this.

Seems Celtic might’ve learned from their McGinn errors though.

***Stevie Reid*** · 13-06-2019 11:03 AM

Also he just scored as many goals (16) in 29 SPL starts, as SJM managed in three seasons for us - two of which were in the Championship.

There's obviously so much more to McGinn's game, but midfielders with those kind of scoring ratios tend to go for decent money.

EDIT: just noticed it's 15 goals, Soccerbase has included a Challenge Cup game for Motherwell U20s

***Sylar*** · 13-06-2019 11:09 AM

A player Motherwell could have built a decent team around, but with the money they get for him, they should be able to invest it again. Fair play to Celtc for actually coughing up a decent bit of money for this young lad.

Like others, I just hope he gets a chance to play and flourish similar to McGinn, and doesn't become another Riordan, Killen, Allan, Ciftci etc...Turnbull has the potential to be one of Scotland's best future prospects - but he needs game time and development - something I hope he'll get at Lennoxtown.

**~~The 90+2~~** · 13-06-2019 11:12 AM

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Only once they realised Hibs weren’t bluffing!

By that stage, McGinn had already been down to Birmingham and it was far too late.

True. They still wanted him though.

**Ozyhibby** · 13-06-2019 11:24 AM

I think this is great business by Celtic. He looks like an outstanding talent. Scoring at that rate from midfield in a bottom 6 team at 19 years old is pretty amazing, especially when his all round play is as good as it is.

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**Is It On....** · 13-06-2019 03:16 PM

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Guess Celtic have learned their lesson about lowballing, as £3 million to another Scottish team for a player with less than 40 games under his belt is quite un-Celtic.

Good player undoubtedly.

I suspect they can't afford to take the risk after last year. Not only is SJM now out of their price and wage range, other English clubs will be thinking what other Scottish players could be worth having a look at after the performance of SJM last season with Villa.

***Ringothedog*** · 13-06-2019 03:53 PM

Celtic had an initial bid of £2m rejected, they obviously decided that they weren’t mucking about this time and decided to pay the going rate.Have they learned from missing out on McGinn? I very much doubt it.

***Billy Whizz*** · 13-06-2019 03:58 PM

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Celtic had an initial bid of £2m rejected, they obviously decided that they weren’t mucking about this time and decided to pay the going rate.Have they learned from missing out on McGinn? I very much doubt it.

Think Motherwell are after a few Celtic players on loan

**~~MSK~~** · 13-06-2019 04:04 PM

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Think Motherwell are after a few Celtic players on loan

Be a decent return for them, asking for Johnston or Morgan on loan, think more chance of the latter

***Billy Whizz*** · 13-06-2019 04:14 PM

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Be a decent return for them, asking for Johnston or Morgan on loan, think more chance of the latter

I’d agree, can’t see Morgan making it at Celtic

hfc rd · 13-06-2019 04:40 PM

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True. They still wanted him though.

Of course they wanted him but not as much as Aston Villa did. Villa paid the asking price, agreed to the clauses of the contract etc and the deal was finalised with them. From the start Celtic refused to meet our asking price only until McGinn was offski down south for talks with Villa that they decided to match it. I remember some Celtic fans on social media claiming that we were holding back the player from his dream and they would sign him for nout when his contract expired. Even some of them mentioned, he’d be a bench warmer for them 😂

If they really wanted him, they wouldn’t have mucked about by offering derisory amounts and trying to unsettle the player like Sevco did when they tried to sign Allan from us.

Anyway I’m glad McGinn went to Villa and played a huge party in getting them promoted back to the EPL. I’m sure he doesn’t regret it one bit.

**04Sauzee** · 14-06-2019 04:09 PM

Reports that he has turned down Celtic

**~~Robbo6-2~~** · 14-06-2019 04:17 PM

Celtics offical Twitter is absolute cringe.

Who do they actually think they are.

**~~The 90+2~~** · 14-06-2019 04:19 PM

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Of course they wanted him but not as much as Aston Villa did. Villa paid the asking price, agreed to the clauses of the contract etc and the deal was finalised with them. From the start Celtic refused to meet our asking price only until McGinn was offski down south for talks with Villa that they decided to match it. I remember some Celtic fans on social media claiming that we were holding back the player from his dream and they would sign him for nout when his contract expired. Even some of them mentioned, he’d be a bench warmer for them 😂

If they really wanted him, they wouldn’t have mucked about by offering derisory amounts and trying to unsettle the player like Sevco did when they tried to sign Allan from us.

Anyway I’m glad McGinn went to Villa and played a huge party in getting them promoted back to the EPL. I’m sure he doesn’t regret it one bit.

They did really want him, especially their manager who was raging they didn’t get the deal done trying to do what they usually do in Scotland. By the time they realised they had to pay the actual going rate terms where agreed with Villa.