David Turnbull left in the dark over Celtic exit

David Turnbull has been reflecting on his Deadline Day move from Celtic to Cardiff City.

A fee of upto £2m including add-ons was reported by the Daily Mail but that figure is likely to be heavily bonus related with the midfielder only having four months left on is Celtic contract. The final 12 months of most contracts is normally an uneasy time with Turnbull’s case illustrating that perfectly.

Fans are left to speculate if the club are unwilling to make an appropriate offer or if the player won’t commit to the future.

When Brendan Rodgers said in December that he wasn’t losing any sleep over Turnbull’s deal it seemed likely that a January move was being worked on.

Speaking to BBC Wales Turnbull admitted:

I think it was the right time for me [to move on]. I had a great time at Celtic, a great three and a half years, and I loved every minute of it but maybe the last six months to a year hasn’t been the way I wanted it.

To come to a team like Cardiff is a great move for myself. Its about trying to replicate some things I have done before and putting my own style on to the team.

At the start of the season I was playing games and after that fell away a wee bit. Sometimes in football that happens.

Whether it is down to other things I am not sure, but I leave Celtic happy with a lot of my time there and it’s time to come on to new things now.

Despite his lack of playing time Turnbull did contribute seven SPFL goals this season. In contrast Callum McGregor, Paulo Bernardo and Odin Thiago Holm have a combined tally of three. Matt O’Riley has scored 10 times in the SPFL.

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