Brown: Rodgers can attract top players

Scott Brown believes his new manager Brendan Rodgers can attract top players to Celtic following his appointment.

The Irishman signed a 12-month rolling contract with the Hoops and will be officially unveiled later today, holding his first press conference as Celtic manager.

Brown has been at Celtic for almost a decade now and drew comparisons between Rodgers and former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan, who signed Brown from Hibernian.

As quoted by the official Celtic website, he said:

I was down in London when I heard and it’s great news. The lads are in a group chat and we speak quite a lot and we are all delighted with Brendan coming in. It will be a fresh start for everyone and everyone will have to prove their worth.

People say we can’t afford the top players now but we have just gone and got a top manager. He knows about the club which will help as he will understand what coming to a huge club with a big reputation is all about.

It’s definitely exciting. The players he will attract himself will be huge and everyone seemed to love his coaching at Liverpool and Swansea so it will be great for us to learn off him as well.

He has done really well with his previous clubs, almost winning the league at Liverpool, and he has Champions League experience. Hopefully he comes here and we can continue to win leagues and cups and get into the Champions League.

One of the reasons I came to Celtic was the fact there was a huge manager in charge who had done well down in England in Gordon Strachan, and now we have another huge manager who had done well down south, and he will bring that enthusiasm and experience along with his style of play.

Scott Brown had a poor season by his standards for Celtic and struggled after undergoing knee surgey in November since his premature return to action in February.

The 30-year-old also battled with tendonitis in his hamstrings, forcing him to cut his season short with Celtic after they wrapped up their fifth successive league title and will also miss Scotland’s upcoming friendly games.

Rodgers’ arrival has instilled a buzz within the club and the fan base, who are now eagerly awaiting the start of next season to begin the chase for six-in-a-row as well as qualify for the Champions League.