Brendan Rodgers has mutually agreed to leaving Celtic to join English Premiership side Leicester City following their sacking of manager Claude Puel after a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace.
Rodgers, who has previously managed Premier League leaders Liverpool, has enjoyed a successful reign at Celtic winning two league titles two Scottish Cup’s and three League Cup’ as well as competing well in European competitions.
It was always likely that Rodgers would make the move south at some point to take on the much bigger challenge of the English Premiership. He had previously been linked with Arsenal as a replacement for long serving manager Arsene Wenger however the move never happened.
Celtic are reportedly in talks with former boss Neil Lennon about taking over the role as manager on an interim basis following the Northern Irishman’s departure from Hibernian last month.
Lennon had enjoyed a successful playing career at Celtic as well as managing them to a historic 2-1 victory over Spanish giants Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League in 2012
It is unclear whether Lennon would eventually fill the role on a permanent basis or whether the Glasgow side will look for someone else to take the club forward given Lennon’s controversial departure from Hibernian.
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