A player who made more than 300 appearances for Tottenham could be in line to become the next Celtic head coach.
Celtic announced on Monday that Brendan Rodgers had resigned, and Martin O’Neill is set to take over as the club’s interim head coach until they find a permanent replacement.
It was reported last week that Ange Postecoglou could be a contender for the Celtic job following his sacking by Nottingham Forest.
The update claimed that the former Spurs boss would be open to returning to the Glasgow giants if they made an offer, but it has now been suggested that they could turn to a young manager instead.
Former Tottenham striker could take over as Celtic boss
According to a report in talkSPORT, Spurs legend Robbie Keane has emerged as a contender to replace Rodgers at Parkhead. Keane is considered by many Spurs fans to be one of the club’s greatest strikers of the Premier League era.
He made 306 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur across two spells, scoring 122 goals and registering 32 assists, and he is also the Republic of Ireland’s all-time leading goalscorer, having found the back of the net 68 times in 146 caps for his country.
The 45-year-old is currently working as a manager in Hungary, but he could now land his first big job in the UK.
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The former Spurs striker is in charge at Ferencvaros, who he led to the Hungarian title last season, but the club now sit fifth in the table.
Keane previously managed Atletico de Kolkata in the Indian Super League and Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League, winning the league title with the latter during the 2023-24 season.
The Tottenham legend also had a brief spell as a player on loan at Celtic from Spurs in the second half of the 2010-2011 season.