Rodgers reveals he rejected chance to move to China

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed that he rejected the chance to move to China at the end of last season.

Rodgers has said that he had an offer to leave Celtic and take big money in the Chinese league, instead opting to stay in Scotland.

Celtic have had a tough start to the season, with two losses already and they currently sit sixth in the table.

Speaking to The BBC, Rodgers said this:

there was an offer (from China) but my concentration was with Celtic.

At the end of the season, what was important was to get away, recover from a really tough season and prepare for the next season.

Nothing [in the offer] made me think otherwise.

There will be one or two people that will be gladly happy to criticise.

We can’t afford to focus on that. I don’t read or listen so much, just focus on the players and ensuring that when we get onto the field, they’re confident and can go and work well.

We haven’t consistently done it at the start of the season but there’s still a very, very long way to go.

Rodgers will be hoping to turn things around and secure yet another league title for the Hoops.