Greg Taylor Reveals Celtic Exit Truth

Greg Taylor has spoken in detail about the circumstances that led to his departure from Celtic, lifting the lid on a decision that developed slowly rather than coming to a sharp conclusion.

The left-back left the club last summer after six seasons in Glasgow, during which he became a regular starter, won multiple trophies and played a key role under different managers. His exit came quietly, with no farewell on the pitch, and Taylor has now explained why that was the case.

Contract uncertainty played a major part. As his deal entered its final months, Taylor found himself weighing up what the next part of his career would look like. While competition had always been part of his Celtic experience, the situation began to change as the season progressed.

The likely return of Kieran Tierney added another aspect to the decision. For a player who had spent long spells as first choice, the prospect of reduced minutes became harder to ignore, particularly at a stage in his career where regular minutes mattered most.

Taylor also revealed that nothing felt settled right up until the end. Even as the season closed, there was no clean break or final call, which contributed to his time at the club ending without the send-off many expected.

He said: (Open Goal), “As my last six months of my contract was running down it looked more likely I’d be going. I’d had an amazing six years there. It looked likely Kieran was coming back. I wanted to be playing regularly.

“I wasn’t shirking competition, there had been five or six left-backs coming to Celtic while I’d been there.

“It just felt like it probably wasn’t going to be the case. It wasn’t maybe a fair fight.

“I didn’t get a proper goodbye because I didn’t know 100% I was going.”

Taylor’s comments paint the picture of a decision shaped by football reality rather than frustration. There was no falling out, no single moment that forced his hand.

Instead, it was a gradual understanding that his role was likely to change, and that staying could mean accepting fewer starts. That was not a position he wanted to be in.

The uncertainty explains why his departure felt understated. Taylor was still weighing things up deep into the summer, with no clear sense of finality.

For Celtic, it marked the end of a steady presence at left-back. For Taylor, it was about continuing his career on his own terms, with games, rhythm and responsibility still at the centre of it.