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Nightmare at Fir Park as they count the cost of excited club statement

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This morning Motherwell are counting the cost of an over excited club statement.

On the evening of Wednesday June 5 someone inside Fir Park decided that it would be a good idea to announce that a fee had been agreed with Celtic for David Turnbull.

As you look around the transfer window no other club takes that course of action. Motherwell have a reputation for being a ‘right on’ club with a strong social media presence but this morning they are facing up to the cost of that policy. Across the negotiating table is Peter Lawwell with a devastated teenager in the changing room. The club’s reputation is in tatters.

Last night, almost in unison news emerged that there was a problem with David Turnbull’s medical, five days after he had been pictured wearing a Celtic shirt sitting alongside Neil Lennon.

The extent of the injury/issue will only be known to the medical teams involved but cast a shadow over a player with less than 40 first team games to his name.

If the problem is serious Celtic are likely to quietly retreat from negotiations, promise to monitor Turnbull’s progress and whatever else is required diplomatically.

Had Motherwell kept quiet a compromise deal between the clubs could have been agreed, perhaps Turnbull could move to Celtic in January but that option disappeared with a club statement three weeks ago.

Elsewhere it seems that negotiations between Celtic and Toulouse have reached agreement on a fee for Christopher Jullien, talks are likely to be progressing with the defender’s agent but not a peep will be said in public by either club.

If the deal for Jullien is concluded no one will be any the wiser over his medical, that’s the professional way that club’s do business with cash in the bank far more valuable that social media likes, shares or awards.

CLICK HERE for the Motherwell statement.

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