Ryan Christie believes signing for Bournemouth last summer was "meant to be" after the former Celtic star admitted he turned down the Cherries while at Inverness. Christie left his hometown club in 2015 to enjoy a six-year spell at Parkhead before completing a £2.5million deadline day move to England.
It was the dream start to life at his new club as Christie helped Scott Parker's side complete promotion to the Premier League. However the transfer was a long time coming after the Scotland international was invited to check out the facilities at Dean Court back when he was just a teenager.
Now aged 27, Christie has endured a successful loan stint at Aberdeen where he was nominated for a FIFA Puskas award by the Brazilian press before tasting Premiership title success and European football at Celtic. He has also become a key cog in Steve Clarke's Scotland side and netted against Serbia to help his country qualify for Euro 2020 - giving a famous emotional interview after that playoff win.
