Brendan Rodgers’ long-term future at Celtic remains up in the air as he enters the final year of his current deal, and pundit Mark Guidi has delivered a stark warning to the board amid growing concern over the manager’s position.
Rodgers has been coy when asked about staying beyond this coming season. His original return was framed as a three-year commitment, unless given his P45 before then. With no fresh contract signed and no clear direction from the club, the uncertainty has only intensified.
Guidi didn’t mince his words when discussing the situation, insisting the onus is on the Celtic hierarchy to act swiftly.
“I don’t think it’s acceptable if Celtic let Brendan Rodgers go. I would find that totally unacceptable,” said Guidi on Go Radio. “The board and Dermot Desmond should be doing everything in their power to get Brendan Rodgers to sign, and to get him signed as quickly as possible, to take away all the speculation and all the noise. Don’t create a vacuum for this kind of thing to dominate week after week.”
The former Record Sport journalist believes Rodgers is open to staying — but only if he feels properly supported.
“What I would say, without fear of contradiction, is all things being right, Brendan Rodgers wants to stay. OK? He wants to stay at Celtic.
“Now, you want to stay, but being given the tools that you feel that you need to go and keep improving year after year, that’s a big thing. Will the club back him in that way?
“But I do know, and I’m confident, that he wants to stay. He wants to commit the longer, but it’s like any walk of life — you only commit if you feel you’re going to be given the tools to do the job and to take the club forward.”
Celtic’s summer window has seen some movement, but with key questions over squad depth still unanswered, the next few weeks could be crucial, not just for Rodgers’ title hopes, but his future at the club altogether.
He was backed with cash last summer, and there is an expectation that the same could happen again this window, but question marks still hangs over many of last year’s big-money signings.
