Rodgers will stay at Celtic, claims Hartson

Brendan Rodgers will stay at Celtic and continue to build his legacy, according to John Hartson.

Rodgers has done a superb job since taking charge at Parkhead in 2016, winning seven trophies to date.

He has got the Hoops playing some of their best football in years and supporters are keen for him to stay.

The 46-year-old has been linked with a return to the Premier League in recent times, however, with some claiming he may want a fresh challenge.

Hartson doesn’t believe Rodgers’ head will be turned, however, telling the Daily Record that he thinks he will want to keep achieving more success with Celtic:

I don’t go along with the idea Brendan will leave Celtic in the summer.

He loves his job and if he win 10 in a row he could walk on water – and I think Brendan would quite like to walk on water! He’s living the dream as it is.

It’s not about money for him, Brendan is very wealthy and he’s still very young in terms of management.

As a man still in his 40s – he’ll have another 20 years at the top. As things are he’s very well thought of and could probably pick his next job whether that’s abroad or back in the Premier League.

For now I like to believe he’s at Celtic for the long haul.

I said on TV the other night during the Europa League tie against Valencia it looked like some of the Celtic players had their eyes on a different prize.

For me they want that treble again. That would be a monumental feat, if they were to go and do the triple treble.

Right now they’re favourites to do it so Brendan will want to get that out of the way.

I just think Brendan will want to create history.

Sunday’s dramatic 1-0 win at Kilmarnock put Rodgers’ men eight points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

While Celtic’s Europa League chances appear slim – they travel to Valencia on Thursday trailing 2-0 from the first leg – they are still looking good to clinch a third successive domestic treble.