Neil Lennon has commented on a potential return to Celtic.
Ex-Hibernian boss Neil Lennon has told The Herald that he couldn’t say whether he’d want the Celtic job whilst Brendan Rodgers is still in the role.
The Bhoys are in the box seat for the Scottish Premiership title yet again, which would be eight in a row for Celtic.
Not only is Rodgers heading for a third straight league title himself, but he could also land a third domestic trouble as well.
Rodgers has completely dominated Scottish football since arriving in 2016, and he has regrouped his Celtic side perfectly since their defeat to rivals Rangers in December.
Yet having stumbled in Europe again, some are now wondering whether Rodgers may look to leave Celtic this summer for a new challenge elsewhere.
Whenever Rodgers does move on – and it may not be soon – it will be a tough task to replace him, and one of his predecessors has actually been touted.
Charlie Nicholas claimed earlier this season that Celtic would consider Neil Lennon, who left his job as Bhoys boss in 2014 and has just left Hibernian.
Now, Lennon has suggested that he can’t really speak about the possibility of a Celtic return whilst Rodgers is in the job, but did hint at some reluctance simply because of the daunting task of following his fellow Northern Irishman into the Parkhead hot seat.
“I wouldn’t comment on that,” said Lennon. “They have a brilliant manager in place there, so I wouldn’t even… how do you follow that…a treble Treble? Winning the Champions League?“
“I can’t speculate on that. I wouldn’t even try to pre-empt what Brendan might be thinking or say something that might upset the supporters or anyone else. It will be down to Brendan and the way he is feeling. If he does do a treble Treble, does he think ‘well what more can I achieve?’”
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