Brendan Rodgers is unlikely to leave Celtic mid-season and has ‘made it clear to everybody’ that he will at least see out the final year of his contract at the club, GIVEMESPORT senior correspondent Ben Jacobs has exclusively revealed on the Market Madness podcast.
The Northern Irish tactician was recently linked with a surprise return to the Premier League, with interest from Nottingham Forest, but Jacobs suggests Rodgers remains committed to Celtic and is not contemplating a departure in the middle of the campaign.
The former Liverpool boss has a contract at Celtic Park until the end of the season and is likely to make a decision over his future then, with the possibility of extending his stay with the Scottish giants still remaining.
Rodgers could also entertain a possible move back to the Premier League at the end of his deal, where he last managed Leicester City in the 2022/23 campaign, overseeing relegation.
Brendan Rodgers Not Looking to Leave Celtic
Jacobs, speaking on Market Madness, said Rodgers is unlikely to leave Celtic mid-season, but a return to the Premier League after the campaign could lead to speculation over whether Ange Postecoglou might return to Parkhead:
“Brendan Rodgers is a free agent in the summer. Again, some interest from Nottingham Forest, but Rodgers has made it clear to everybody that he’ll either see out his Celtic contract and go next summer, and then is open to a move to the Premier League, or alternatively will sign a new deal at Celtic.
“So there’s not really any fear that somebody is going to come calling right now for Brendan Rodgers.
“But if he went when his contract expires, I think a return to the Premier League could be possible, and then it would obviously leave people saying, is Ange Postecoglou going to end up somehow back at Celtic?”
Rodgers, who first joined Celtic in 2016, guided the club to back-to-back league titles before departing in the middle of his third season for Leicester.
He oversaw more than 200 games in charge of the Foxes before being sacked in April 2023 and returned to Celtic the following summer, securing another pair of league titles in 2024 and 2025.
Looking to make it three in a row under Rodgers this season, Celtic have been below their best so far and currently sit second in the league table, five points behind leaders Hearts.
The Hoops suffered their first league defeat of the season on Sunday, falling 2-0 at Dundee, and remain winless in the Europa League after two games.
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