At 19, he is yet to kick a ball in the Scottish senior game. As Islam Feruz prepares to make his debut for Hibs, however, he knows he faces an uphill battle to convince the public he is not a troublemaker with a bad attitude. After moving from his native war-torn Somalia to Scotland aged 10, Feruz’s talent was spotted and nurtured by Celtic. But his decision to turn his back on them after six years and sign for Chelsea in 2011 left deep wounds in the east end of Glasgow. The headstrong teenager made the situation worse by posting social media messages which downplayed the role of the Parkhead club - and, by extension, the late Tommy Burns - in his family’s successful fight against deportation from the UK.After moving from his native war-torn Somalia to Scotland aged 10, Feruz’s talent was spotted and nurtured by CelticBut his decision to turn his back on them after six years and sign for Chelsea in 2011 left deep wounds in the east end of GlasgowThe headstrong teenager made the situation worse by posting social media messages which downplayed the role of the Parkhead clubFeruz infuriated the Chelsea hierarchy by posting racy pictures of himself online, canoodling with a mystery girl wearing his Scotland strip
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