Celtic target Ruddy accepts Everton career over

John Ruddy accepts his Everton career is over.

Motherwell's on-loan keeper has conceded his Everton career is almost certainly over following the signing of Jan Mucha.

The Slovakia international joins Tim Howard and Iain Turner at Goodison Park next season and Ruddy believes competition for places means his future lies elsewhere.

When asked if he sees a future for himself at Goodison Park, he told Sky Sports News: "No, not now. Not now they've signed another keeper.

"Next season they'll have two keepers, myself and Iain Turner. So I can't see myself playing unless there are injuries or suspensions.

"I've resigned myself to the fact that my time at Everton is at an end, but I've enjoyed it and I've got nothing bad to say about them.

"I'd prefer to go back down south. My family are living around Cambridge so I'd prefer to go down towards that area, but we'll have to look at what comes up this summer and weigh up the options.

"That's the first I've heard of it to be honest," he added on Celtic's reported interest. "You always take with a pinch of salt anyway so, but I didn't read too much into that.

"I've not heard anything (from Celtic). When you're doing OK you tend to get speculation about clubs interested, but until someone sticks a contract in my face I don't read much into it.

"Motherwell aren't the biggest club in the SPL, but they aren't the smallest either. The club has a big pull and that's one of the reasons why I joined in the summer. If they did get into Europe then that's something I'd have to think about."