Celtic have this afternoon named Brendan Rodgers as Ronny Deila’s replacement.
Rodgers’ management career started at Watford in 2008 before a brief spell with Reading. His reputation soared when he took over at Swansea, where he guided the Welsh side to the Premier League.
The Northern Irishman was named Liverpool manager in 2012 and narrowly missed out on winning the Premier League with the Reds when he was beaten to the 2013/14 title by Manchester City on the last day of the season.
After putting pen to paper on a 12-month rolling contract at Parkhead, Rodgers said: “I am absolutely delighted to be named Celtic manager. This is genuinely a huge honour for me. I have followed Celtic all my life and to be given this fantastic opportunity and to be part of such a truly great football club is a dream come true.
“I will give my new role everything I have and do all I can to bring our supporters exciting, entertaining and winning football.
“The Club has been in magnificent shape in recent years and has collected silverware regularly during this time. My objective now, of course, is to continue this work, to keep us at the top and again make our mark in Europe.
“I know what a magnificent support Celtic enjoys and I can promise our fans one thing – that I will be doing everything I can to give you a team that you can be proud of and a team that delivers.
“I can’t wait to be in Paradise with our team and our fans as we all get to work.”
Speaking to the Celtic website, the Hoops chairman Ian Bankier said: “We are delighted to welcome Brendan to Celtic as the club’s new manager.
“As expected, there was huge interest in the position of Celtic manager but we believe we have chosen the outstanding candidate to take the club forward.
“Brendan is a man with a tremendous pedigree in football management, he is someone who knows all about Celtic and someone who has a real passion for Celtic. He is also a manager who we believe has the talent, the drive and the determination to bring continued success to the club.
“We are sure Brendan will receive a fantastic welcome from our supporters and we now look forward with real excitement towards next season as we tackle the many challenges ahead domestically and in Europe.”
