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da blaze casino: John Hartson believes there is little chance of Brendan Rodgers quitting Celtic in the summer, contrary to claims made by former team-mate Chris Sutton.
Celtic’s tame performance and defeat to Valencia last week prompted Sutton to speculate over whether the Irishman would feel that he couldn’t take the Hoops any further.
Domestic success helps fuel the demand for progress in Europe but it seems that the last 32 of the Europa League is as far as Celtic can go.
Last season they lost out on a 3-1 aggregate to Zenit St Petersburg, and Thursday’s match in Valencia now requires a two goal winning margin for Celtic to progress.
A Treble Treble is very much on the cards but Hartson believes that it’s the lure of taking the club to three more title successes that will keep the former Liverpool boss motivated.
“I don’t go along with the idea Brendan will leave Celtic in the summer,” the Welshman said, as quoted by The Daily Record.
“He loves his job and if he wins 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. He thinks game by game and the next trophy.
“I believe he’s here to stay. His contract tells you he has another few years left so I don’t think there is any issue on that front. I don’t think there is any offer out there at the minute that would tempt Brendan away. He has managed big clubs so it’s not about the money.
“No disrespect but him being offered a big-money job elsewhere isn’t like someone at Livingston getting the chance to go to Celtic. I just think Brendan will want to create history.”
Rodgers joined Celtic in May 2016 on a 12 month rolling contract, a year later he signed a four-year deal keeping him at the club until 2021 – the year optimistic fans have pencilled in for the title party to end all title parties.