Sky Sports: Huge Celtic injury update emerges on 'phenomenal' player before Hibernian clash

Celtic midfielder David Turnbull is close to making a return to training, as per The Daily Record.

Turnbull had been a regular under Ange Postecoglou up until the Scottish League Cup final in December, when he suffered a hamstring injury.

The 22-year-old hasn’t been seen since the Hampden Park triumph, missing the last 13 games in all competitions.

Celtic have impressed without the midfielder, though, winning eight and drawing just one of their last nine Premiership fixtures.

The Daily Record relayed Postecoglou’s comments to Sky Sports in a story shared on Friday evening.

This is what he had to say regarding Turnbull and Kyogo Furuhashi, sharing a positive update on the former: “Turnbull is almost back training, but Kyogo is nowhere near it.”

Knowing that Turnbull isn’t far away from training is brilliant news. The Scot has already created 99 chances this season, twice as many as any other Celtic player.

Hailed as ‘phenomenal’ by Alan Hutton, the 22-year-old was an ever-present figure in the Hoops’ line-up prior to his injury, even turning out as a centre-forward on one occasion.

Given his creativity, you’d expect that he’ll be in Postecoglou’s first-choice XI at Parkhead, and it seems that the Hoops boss might not have to wait much longer before he can call upon the midfielder once again.

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