Sheffield Wednesday now look set to miss out on the signing of David Turnbull according to The Scottish Sun.
It looked as though Celtic were winning the race for his signature when a £3million bid was accepted by Motherwell last week.
However, during discussions regarding personal terms it appeared that there were issues surrounding Turnbull’s apprehension about the amount of playing time he would get at Celtic Park.
After lengthy talks, the Scottish Premiership champions are now believed to have resurrected the deal which should see them pay £2.8million rising to £3.2million with add-on fees to get their man.
The news of the deal being back on the cards will come as a blow to the Owls with Steve Bruce yet to make any new signings and with there being genuine hope he could capture a deal for the 19-year-old.
The move has however been greeted with delight by Celtic captain Scott Brown: “I think David would be fantastic. I think that it would be the right club to come to given how we develop players into top-quality players.”
“Look at myself and James Forrest. There’s Callum McGregor and Kieran Tierney who have all come through. We are all Scottish lads. We’ve had fantastic coaches all the way through youth level and now we have coaches who have learned under great managers and we have got a great manager as well.”
“It would be a great place for him to come and learn, to play in front of 60,000 fans, win trophies and play in the Champions League.”
Turnbull was a man in demand after he netted 15 goals in his debut season in Scotland and was named Young Player of the Year and it seems as though Celtic have now won the race for him.
