The subsequent Rodgers is now excessive on Celtic’s shortlist

Celtic confirmed that Martin O’Neill would take cost till the tip of the 2025/26 marketing campaign after they determined to half firm with Wilfried Nancy again in January.

After the French head coach’s disastrous tenure at Parkhead, which noticed him lose six of his eight aggressive video games in cost, the Northern Irishman stepped in as an interim for the second time this season.

O’Neill has gained 12 of his 15 Scottish Premiership video games because the interim head coach this season, throughout each stints both facet of Nancy’s time because the supervisor, however the Hoops are nonetheless second within the desk.

There are three factors between Hearts in first and Rangers in third with eight video games left to play earlier than the tip of the marketing campaign, which suggests that there’s nonetheless every little thing to play for.

While there may be nonetheless loads to play for on the pitch, the Scottish giants are nonetheless planning for the long run behind the scenes, as they eye up their long-term managerial appointment.

Premiership supervisor is excessive on Celtic’s shortlist

One supervisor who has been linked with the job at Parkhead is former Celtic centre-forward Robbie Keane, who’s at present managing Ferencvaros in Hungary.

Nevertheless, Premier League facet Tottenham Hotspur are additionally stated to have an interest within the head coach, as they search for a long-term substitute for Thomas Frank.

In accordance with Soccer Insider, although, Motherwell supervisor Jens Berthel Askou is a goal for Celtic of their pursuit of a everlasting substitute for Nancy.

The report claims that he’s ‘excessive’ on the membership’s shortlist of targets to come back in and substitute O’Neill because the everlasting successor to Nancy, having impressed at Motherwell within the Premiership this season.

Berthel Askou has led his staff to fourth within the desk because it stands, eight factors behind Celtic, after the ‘Nicely completed eighth within the division with out him within the dugout within the 2024/25 marketing campaign.

If the Hoops resolve to go together with the Danish boss and might persuade him to make the transfer to Parkhead, the 4-2-3-1 supervisor may revive one of many membership’s stars.

The Celtic star who could possibly be revived by Berthel Askou

Berthel Askou performs a possession-based fashion of soccer that’s thrilling to look at and has helped a number of gamers to thrive, together with Tawanda Maswanhise and Elliot Watt.

Maswanhise, particularly, has benefitted from the Dane’s teaching. He solely scored six objectives in 34 appearances for Motherwell final time period, beginning as an attacking midfielder most of the time.

This season, although, the Zimbabwe worldwide has scored 21 objectives in 36 appearances for Motherwell, while primarily beginning as a centre-forward relatively than out large or as an attacking midfielder.

With this in thoughts, Daizen Maeda could possibly be revived by the ‘Nicely head coach as a result of his numbers have dropped off this season after excelling in a central position at occasions within the 2024/25 marketing campaign.

Berthel Askou, who Maswanhise described as “related” to his ex-Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers, may unleash Maeda as his personal model of Maswanhise at Parkhead if he takes the job this summer season.

The Japan worldwide is just like the Motherwell star within the sense that they’re each dynamic and fast forwards who prefer to play off the final line, with out being conventional quantity nines.

Maeda was the Premiership Participant of the Season for the 2024/25 marketing campaign after he delivered 16 objectives and ten assists in 34 matches for Rodgers, taking part in off the left wing or as a centre-forward after Kyogo Furuhashi left within the January switch window.

This season, although, the Japanese ahead has struggled badly within the Premiership, taking 144 extra league minutes per purpose scored, and is but to hit double figures for objectives in all competitions, with eight strikes in 44 matches.

Berthel Askou has proven, although, that his fashion of play can get one of the best out of a dynamic ahead like Maeda, as evidenced by Maswanhise’s enormous upturn in entrance of purpose this season compared to the 2024/25 marketing campaign.

Due to this fact, Celtic may get one of the best out of Maeda as soon as once more by hiring the Motherwell boss to be their substitute for O’Neill on the finish of this season, making the Japan worldwide the spearhead of his assault.

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