- Brendan Rodgers has walked away from Celtic
- Follows poor begin in Scottish Premier League
- Postecoglou, 60, could return to The Bhoys
Ange Postecoglou’s successor as Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers has resigned, with former boss Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney put in non permanent cost of the Scottish giants.
The transfer has prompted hypothesis that Postecoglou might return to the membership which he led in two extremely profitable seasons earlier than securing a transfer to England in 2023.
Postecoglou was lately sacked from his second Premier League job with Nottingham Forest.
Rodgers’ second spell at Celtic ended after Sunday’s 3-1 Scottish Premiership defeat at Hearts left them eight factors adrift of the Edinburgh aspect.
The champions have dropped 10 factors of their opening 9 matches.
A membership assertion learn: ‘Celtic Soccer Membership can verify that soccer supervisor Brendan Rodgers has at the moment tendered his resignation.
Celtic have parted firm with Brendan Rodgers, with hypothesis Ange Postecoglou might return to the Scottish giants
Rodgers resigned after a poor begin to the season domestically in what was his second spell on the membership
Postecoglou received back-to-back Scottish League titles with Celtic and the home treble in 2022-23 earlier than transferring to Tottenham
‘It has been accepted by the membership and Brendan will go away his position with instant impact.
‘The membership appreciates Brendan’s contribution to Celtic throughout his two very profitable durations on the membership.
‘The method to nominate a brand new everlasting supervisor is underway and the membership will replace supporters additional on this as quickly as doable.’
Postecoglou received back-to-back Scottish League titles with Celtic and the home treble in 2022-23 earlier than transferring to Tottenham.
Regardless of main Spurs to a breakthrough Europa League triumph earlier this yr he was sacked shortly afterwards, primarily on account of a poor league report, the place the membership completed seventeenth.
The 60-year-old then lasted solely eight winless video games at Nottingham Forest earlier than being dumped for the second time in 5 months.
In the meantime, Celtic legend Frank McAvennie does not imagine Postecoglou ought to return to the membership.
‘I beloved his method of soccer going ahead, however typically you have to defend,’ he mentioned on his Let Me Be Frank podcast.
‘We had been nice in Scotland, then swiftly you come up in opposition to European groups and get battered.
‘Each time they (opponents) attacked they regarded like scoring, and he does not change his methods.’
