KENNY MILLER last night admitted that playing football in Scotland, and repeatedly facing the same teams, had become stale.

The striker joined Bursaspor from Rangers in January and has made an immediate impact at the Turkish club having scored four times in five matches. He has also enjoyed a similarly successful transition to life in Turkey.

Miller has no regrets about leaving the Clydesdale Bank Premier League and insists he is enjoying playing against different opposition having grown weary of the schedule in Scotland.

"I needed some new excitement in football," said Miller. "In Scotland, every season it is between two teams – Rangers and Celtic – and you keep playing the same teams. For example, last season we played St Mirren six times and this season Rangers and Celtic will play each other seven times. In Turkey, you only play the teams twice which I was very pleased about. I am no longer bored with football and I am very happy here."

The Scotland internationalist's contentment has been helped by the way he has been treated off the pitch as well. "Everyone has helped me, the government provides support for footballers," he said. "The food is great and we have moved to a beautiful apartment. People are so friendly that when I was moving into my house, they were trying to help me lift the furniture. Life is going well."

A player soon to make his way to Glasgow, regardless of those reservations, is Adam Matthews who has signed a pre-contract agreement with Celtic. The full-back, currently at Cardiff City, will complete the move in the summer had been watched by a host of clubs, including Manchester United, and Paul Quinn, his team-mate at Cardiff and former Motherwell defender, is confident the teenager will be a success in Scotland.

"Adam has all the footballing attributes to be one of the best players in Scotland," said Quinn. "Adam is a modern-day quality wing-back, who is a great attacker as well as an excellent defender. He can do everything with the ball and it is only a matter of time before he makes a name for himself at Celtic."

Meanwhile, the Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg have denied they are mulling a move for former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady. McGeady left Parkhead in a £9m transfer to Spartak Moscow last summer, and had been linked with Zenit who were reportedly prepared to treble his current wages. However, the Russian club has since denied the claims.