Gavin Strachan has rejected another chance to move to England, but this time as a manager in his own right, according to reports.
The Celtic first-team coach was wanted by Ange Postecoglou as he looked to build his coaching team at Tottenham Hotspur along with assistant John Kennedy.
Instead, the pair opted to remain at Celtic alongside Brendan Rodgers who is set for his second stint in charge of the club.
The Scottish Sun now claim that Strachan turned down a second opportunity to move to England, this time with Shrewsbury United who are aiming to replace sacked boss Steve Cotterill.
The report states that Strachan turned down two lucrative bids to move to the League One side.
Strachan moved to the Scottish champions in 2020 after spells as assistant manager at Doncaster Rovers and Peterborough United.
Meanwhile, former Celtic manager Martin O’Neill believes winning games will soon win over fans who are sceptical about the return of Brendan Rodgers.
An influential group of supporters, the North Curve Celtic, quickly posted an old photograph of a banner declaring the manager a “fraud” over his professed love for the club, in the wake of his appointment as manager for a second time.
Rodgers won seven trophies in a row first time round but his sudden exit for Leicester in February 2019 still stings some supporters.
“Not every single Celtic fan will be happy with it initially after the way he left the club,” O’Neill told BBC Scotland.
“But he was very successful, which is great. When you start to win a few football matches, you’re back in the rhythm again and everything’s going fine.
“Ange Postecoglou did a really fantastic job with the team and everything seems to be in good hands.
“Rodgers knows the club inside out and will still be working with some of the players that he left. If he wins some matches then everything else will fall into place.”
Former Hoops striker and pundit Chris Sutton believes it is crucial that supporters put aside their negativity towards Rodgers.
“Good luck to Brendan Rodgers going back to Celtic,” he wrote on Twitter. “He left previously under a cloud but no doubting his ability as a coach and his record last time round was phenomenal.
“It’s important regardless of how Celtic fans felt with his previous departure that everyone gets behind him.”
