Celtic seem near securing the companies of Brendan Rodgers for a second time after pushing the boat out to carry their former supervisor again as Ange Postecoglou’s successor.
The Hoops have been on the hunt for a brand new boss for the reason that Australian sealed his transfer to Tottenham final Tuesday.
After being linked with Manchester Metropolis assistant Enzo Maresca, Bodo/Glimt boss Kjetil Knutsen and West Ham supervisor David Moyes, amongst others, the Celtic board have now homed in on Rodgers, with whom they met in Majorca final weekend to provoke discussions.
The Northern Irishman left Celtic to take over at Leicester virtually 4 and a half years in the past, however he now seems set for a return to the membership at which he gained all seven home trophies out there to him whereas laying the foundations for a outstanding quadruple-treble that was accomplished by his successor Neil Lennon.
Rodgers – who has additionally been linked with the Leeds emptiness – was barely backable with bookmakers to grow to be the subsequent Celtic supervisor on Wednesday, out there at simply 1/14 with Sky Wager at 6pm, amid strategies that talks are firmly on the “superior” stage.
The 50-year-old has reportedly been provided a wage that eclipses what he earned in his earlier stint at Celtic because the Scottish champions – recent from sealing their newest home treble – try and construct on the spectacular work carried out by Postecoglou over the previous two years.
Rodgers, who first took the reins at Celtic in the summertime of 2016, left in February 2019 amid speak that he was dissatisfied with sure features of the working of the membership.
It’s claimed he has sought assurances throughout talks in latest days that he will probably be backed when it comes to recruitment to make sure the staff is satisfactorily outfitted for his or her upcoming tilt on the Champions League group phases.
The Hoops managed a meagre two factors from their six video games within the competitors beneath Postecoglou final time period, whereas they collected solely three factors in every of the 2 campaigns by which Rodgers oversaw group-stage qualification, in 2016 and 2017.
If, as appears to be like more and more probably, Celtic get a deal over the road within the coming days, Rodgers will start the duty of attempting to take care of Celtic’s home dominance – with renewed competitors anticipated from a Rangers aspect exhibiting indicators of enchancment beneath Michael Beale – whereas additionally making ready his squad for the Champions League, which will get beneath approach in simply over three months.
As well as, the previous Swansea and Liverpool boss should win over a bit of the Celtic fanbase who stay irked on the method and timing of his departure, when the Hoops have been just some months shy of finishing the treble-treble.
Rodgers left Leicester in April following simply over 4 predominantly fruitful years on the King Energy Stadium, and – as was the case when he moved north seven years in the past within the wake of his sacking from Liverpool – he appears prepared to move to Celtic as soon as extra in a bid to get himself again on an upward curve.
