Derk Boerrigter has left Celtic after agreeing a pay off on the remaining 15 months of his contract.
Signed from Ajax in 2013 the 26-year-old was expected to give Celtic an extra edge in the Champions League but his sick-note reputation seemed set from the moment he hobbled off injured during the first half of his debut against Ross County.
Ronny Deila had Boerrigter involved at the start of last season but a succession of muscle injuries pushed the one time Dutch internationalist onto the sidelines.
At the start of this season there were reports of interest from Holland in the winger but with two seasons left on a £17,000-a-week deal a move always seemed unlikely.
According to a report in the Scottish Sun a deal has now been agreed for the player who has played in half a dozen matches for the Development Team this season.
Responding to the sick note claims when he joined Celtic Boerrigter said: “It’s hard to believe anyone could think the injuries were in my head because if you saw the scans you would have seen a clear crack in my back.
“You can say as much as you want but the evidence was there and I felt it. It was a stress fracture in the beginning but we didn’t realise that so I kept playing and playing by taking painkillers.
“One day before I had to report to the national team I got a kick on my back and that was it. It snapped but I had played with a stress fracture in my back for two months.
“Last year I played 30 games and didn’t have one injury. If you check my career out, I played more than 30 matches for every team I have played for.
“Only in my first season at Ajax did I have that big injury in my back that kept me out for a couple of months but it was the only serious one I’ve had.
“With my medical, Celtic wanted to be sure my back was okay. At 5pm on Monday night in Edinburgh I had to see a doctor who checked me and said I was perfectly fine.
“A doctor in London then had to look at the scans and he said the same but I knew it was okay.
“In Holland they say I get injured easily. But they don’t seem to know how many games I played and it’s totally unfair.”
