SCOTT Sinclair, the Celtic winger who was named PFA Scotland Player of the Year on Sunday night, has given the strongest indication yet that he sees his long-term future in Glasgow.
Sinclair, a £3.5 million signing from relegated Barclays Premier League club Aston Villa back in August, has enjoyed a superb season since being reunited with his former manager Brendan Rodgers.
His success in Glasgow in the 2016/17 campaign – the 28-year-old is the top scorer in the Ladbrokes Premiership with 21 goals to his name – is sure to tempt top flight clubs down south and even abroad to make a move for him during the close season.
Yet, the player, who endured difficult spells at both Manchester City and Villa before joining Celtic, stressed he had no intention of leaving and was already looking to helping the Parkhead club qualify for the Champions League next season.
Asked if he would be interested in joining a club in a bigger league if a bid was tabled in the summer, he said: “Not at all. I’ve found my happiness and I’m enjoying every minute at Celtic and I couldn’t think of a reason to leave.
“I haven’t even looked at that. All I’m looking at is enjoying every single moment, building on it next season, improving my game and coming back stronger.”
Sinclair, who is under contract at Celtic until 2018, denied that he had come to Glasgow in order to rediscover his form and win himself a move back to a Premier League team in his homeland.
“That’s not the case,” he said. “I wanted the enjoyment back so why would I want to leave and find myself back in a situation I was in last year or the year before? I’m in no rush to leave here.
“I’ve had all these moves before. I moved to City and it didn’t work out, I went to Villa and got relegated and now I’m enjoying playing every week, scoring goals and being back to my best. Why would I want to ruin that?
“The main thing was getting my happiness back. Now I have. I don’t think I’ve been this happy playing football for a long, long time. The gaffer told me before I came that I would enjoy it at Celtic and I’m back to my best.”
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