Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has claimed that it was "very important" John Kennedy stayed as part of his backroom team amid talk of him reuniting with Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham. Despite the Australian tending to travel on his own rather than bringing coaching staff with him in the past, there was plenty of speculation that the new Spurs boss would break with tradition and look to entice Kennedy and Gavin Strachan from Celtic Park.
That has not proved to be the case, however, with the pair remaining in the east end of Glasgow following Rodgers' return to the club he departed back in 2019. Tottenham have yet to confirm Postecoglou's coaching team in full but football.london broke the news that Ryan Mason is set to become part of his staff following a conversation between the pair.
It is also understood that Chris Davies, who has worked with Rodgers at Swansea City, Liverpool, Celtic and Leicester, will link up with Postecoglou in north London. Amid plenty of speculation about Kennedy joining forces with the ex-Australia boss once again, Rodgers, speaking in his first press conference since his return to the Scottish champions, has revealed that Kennedy's future was something he had spoken to chief executive Michael Nicholson about when they first met and that he had also spoken with the talented coach himself.
