According to The Evening Times, Premier League clubs Newcastle and Leicester have shown an interest in Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.
These are another two outfits added to a list that is growing of clubs interested in the Northern Irishman’s services. Championship team Aston Villa were also another team that were linked with the former Liverpool boss before signing Dean Smith.
The thing that should worry Celtic fans is that there is the sense that one of these clubs will land Rodgers eventually. It may not necessarily be Newcastle or Leicester, but as the interest grows, the inevitability of Rodgers leaving does too.
One club will be able to offer the former Liverpool boss enough to entice him away from Celtic Park. Although he would face the same problem with The Magpies that he does with Celtic- a board that are reluctant to spend-, Leicester may be a destination that would appeal to the manager.
The question remains as to how much there is left for Rodgers to achieve at Celtic Park. The club have won the domestic treble in consecutive seasons, but failed to make the Champions League this term. With a board that are unwilling to back Rodgers to progress in Europe, he may want to challenge himself elsewhere.
Rodgers only stated recently that he would want to return to the Premier League. His tenure at Liverpool ended fairly unspectacularly after coming so close to winning the league in the 2013/14 season. He will surely want another crack in the division to repair his damaged reputation south of the border, and with the growing interest in him from such clubs, it almost feels like a matter of time before he takes one.
