This was a transfer story that confused fans for a couple of reasons.
One, that Celtic allowed Ryan Christie to run his contract down to just a few months and, two, why Bournemouth?
There was always hope that Christie would have signed a contract extension as he seemed to enjoy a new lease of life under his new boss, Ange Postecoglou.
But he eventually made his £2m switch to The Cherries in England’s second tier.
The move was roundly criticised by fans and pundits, but here [BBC Sport] the Scotland international explains why he made his decision to leave Paradise, “I was ready for something different.
“I was at Celtic for six years [with a season-and-a-half on loan at Aberdeen]. I’d played in Scotland for all of my career and I wanted to go and try something new.
“It had got to the point that going into the season we [Celtic] were thinking that if we don’t win the treble then it’s not a success, which is a crazy bar to set yourself.
“When it did eventually go the other way, it was so shocking to everybody – fans and players.
“We weren’t used to it and it hit us hard.
“You learn more from defeat. I learned about me as a person and how I could deal with my emotions outside of football, how do I turn myself off [from the pressure].
“I realise now how important that side of things can be.
“At a club like Celtic it’s near impossible to turn off from football, but I had to learn how to do that and sometimes you have to learn the hard way.”
There is no doubt Christie’s energy is something that is missing from the heart of the Celtic defence and it is hoped that the Celtic gaffer is making that a priority to replace this transfer window.