West Ham boss David Moyes has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Ange Postecoglou should he leave Celtic this summer.
Tottenham have the Australian at the top of their list of candidates as Daniel Levy prepares to ramp up his bid to take Postescoglou from Glasgow's east end to north London following the Hoops' Scottish Cup Final clash with Inverness Caley Thistle. With the noise surrounding the Celtic boss only growing louder as the clock ticks down on the kick-off at Hampden, talks of who could succeed Postecoglou has also gathered pace.
With Moyes preparing for the Europa Conference League Final, he was put on the spot about the prospect of returning to Celtic Park – where he spent three seasons at Celtic between 1980 to 1983 and lifted the league title in 1982. With a year remaining on his Hammers contract there has been speculation he could leave the Premier League hotseat after the European showpiece.
While he stated the move wasn't on his radar during the build-up to Wednesday’s massive clash with Fiorentina, the Scot has previously admitted he has been approached about stepping into the Parkhead dugout. But he admits he has reservations about managing in his home city with one half of the Old Firm.
Speaking ahead of the friendly clash between West Ham and Celtic back in 2021 – when Postecoglou was in his early days in the Hoops hotseat – he was asked about taking on the Celtic job. He responded: “Over the years there’s been approaches and talks, but we never got to a stage where anything got too serious.
“To manage Celtic you need to be special and realise the size of club it is. I think there will be a time when I choose to come back. But it’s always difficult in a city like Glasgow. I’ve managed in Liverpool, Manchester, and it’s tough. Half the city dislikes you and sometimes all the city dislikes you, depending on how you’ve done.
“Glasgow is my home city, I always want to be able to come back and mix with all the supporters. So that sometimes can make the job difficult, but it wouldn’t stop me from doing it if I thought it was the right thing.”
The cauldron of managing in Glasgow hasn't got any easier over the years - and whoever follows Postecoglou will have big shoes to fill with the boss on the brink of claiming a Treble. Time will tell if Moyes fells the time is right to return to his former club as manager - and is he will be given the chance.
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