Neil Lennon is on the verge of guiding Celtic to a historic treble-treble.
Chris Sutton has played down rumours of former Premier League manager Jose Mourinho potentially becoming the next Celtic manager.
Italian outlet Gianluca Dimazario has claimed that the Scottish Premiership champions have made an offer to Mourinho, who may be willing to take the Parkhead post.
The Bhoys have won eight Premiership titles in a row and the aim will be to secure that elusive and historic 10. Brining in Mourinho would be a stunning acquisition and one that would only increase Celtic’s chances of dominating further.
Speaking to the Monday Night Club on BBC Radio 5 Live (06/05/2019 at 9:40 pm), Sutton played down the hopes of Mourinho joining the Glasgow club.
“There are a lot of Celtic fans that don’t want Neil to get the job because they don’t want to go back,” Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live. “But I will say to these Celtic fans, what’s the alternative?
“Story in the paper of Jose Mourinho [to Celtic]. Really? I mean where are Celtic going to find the money for that. It’s not an easy job because the pressure is winning the nine and the 10 in a row has never been done before. And you don’t want to be the man that messes that up.”
The Celtic board have some big decisions to make this summer, most notably who the manager will be. When Brendan Rodgers left in February, Neil Lennon took temporary charge of the club and he has been unbeaten in his 11 fixtures in charge.
Over the weekend, the Northern Irishman guided the Hoops to the Scottish Premiership title following their comfortable win over Aberdeen.
Now, the focus will be on securing the treble-treble and winning the Scottish Cup later on this month. Craig Levin’s Hearts stand in Celtic’s way of history.
As for Mourinho, he was sacked from his managerial post at English giants Manchester United in December and is currently a free agent.
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