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Ewan Paton

Dermot Desmond in rare Celtic Park appearance as photo surfaces online

Dermot Desmond made a rare appearance at Celtic Park this week.

A photo surfaced online of the club's owner chatting to Ange Postecoglou inside Parkhead a couple of days ago.

The Hoops majority shareholder's son, Ross, was also pictured taking part in the conversation in the foyer of Celtic Park.

This has led to speculation among Hoops fans as to what the purpose of Desmond's visit was. 

Some reckon Postecoglou may be ready to commit to a new long-term contract at the club. 

There has been plenty of interest from the Premier League in the Australian, and that is only going to grow with the further success he will likely bring to Celtic.

Then there is the small matter of summer transfer improvements to be funded - with Postecoglou vowing to sign quality additions to make Celtic stronger for another tilt at the Champions League.

Scott Brown and Mikael Lustig are also set to appear at the Hydro tonight in a major Celtic production, so this too could be why Desmond is in town.

Speaking back then about the relationship between the pair, Postecoglou said: "I've got a great relationship with Dermot.

"He was the first person I spoke to when I first interviewed for the role and the only thing I can think about him is he's very supportive."

Postecoglou then joked: "He said to me at the outset he would only call me after we've had a loss, so I haven't spoken to him in a year and we had a good chat. He's been very supportive."

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