James McFadden admits signing for Celtic didn’t “feel right” despite his childhood love of the club.The Scotland cult hero enjoyed an excellent career, announcing himself as a talented teen at Motherwell before making a big money move to Everton.
Injuries hampered his progress at times, but spells at Birmingham City, the Toffees again and Wigan Athletic meant McFadden played at the highest level south of the border before returning north to see out his playing days.A boyhood Hoops fan, it may come as a surprise that when he finally had the chance to actually put pen to paper for the Glasgow club, it was McFadden himself that put the breaks on a move.
Previously, Motherwell and Everton were unwilling to sell him. Nut when Celtic came calling for a third time as Mcfadden was leaving Birmingham, he felt that a return to Merseyside was the better option.He told Open Goal: “When I was younger Celtic came in for me but Motherwell never accepted the offer.
They tried to sign me before I left Everton the first time before I went to Birmingham and tried to sign me when I was at Birmingham.“They never accepted the offers.
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