Celtic are set to fight their corner with Tottenham to try and keep John Kennedy at the club.
Ange Postecoglou is close to finalising a deal with Spurs just days after securing the treble with the Hoops, and the Aussie wants to take some key staff with him to the Premier League.
It was reported earlier today that assistant Kennedy, first-team coach Gavin Strachan and video analyst Greg Wallace have all been lined up to join Postecoglou in London.
Now The Sun say that Celtic don't want Kennedy to leave and Dermot Desmond, Peter Lawwell and Michael Nicholson are doing all they can to keep the former Hoops defender in Glasgow.
Tottenham hope to confirm Postecoglou as their new manager in the coming days with the Aussie set for a holiday with his family.
Postecoglou admitted on Saturday that his ability to enjoy Celtic’s treble success would soon be disrupted by some decision-making and that seems to have happened even quicker than he anticipated.
The 57-year-old dodged questions on his future before and after Saturday’s Scottish Cup final win over Inverness having emerged as the overwhelming frontrunner to take over at Spurs.
When repeatedly pressed on his future after Celtic’s 3-1 Hampden win over Inverness on Saturday, the Greek-born Australian said: “I anticipate enjoying this moment for the next 24-48 hours, as long as I can, before someone drags me away and takes my attention away from enjoying something that’s been hard-earned.
“The reality is, there’s probably players in that dressing room who won’t be here next year. That’s the nature of football.
“But I want them to enjoy it, I am going to enjoy it, and that’s all I am going to focus on until someone grabs me by the collar and tells me that I have to answer certain questions.”
The former Australia head coach has won five domestic trophies out of a possible six after arriving from Yokohama F Marinos in Japan and was linked with numerous Premier League clubs throughout this season.
Postecoglou became a hero with the Celtic support, not just for resuming their success after a barren season, but also for implementing an attacking style of play and his connection with the fans.
But he looks set to swap Glasgow for another rebuild job as Spurs finally look to appoint a permanent successor to Antonio Conte, who departed on March 26.
