There has been lots of noise around Robbie Keane as a contender for the Celtic job, and bookmakers have now made him odds-on favourite.
The Irishman could prove a controversial choice given he managed Israelis Maccabi Tel Aviv, and failed to win the league with Hungarian favourites Ferencvaros.
However, he is very much in the running along with Martin O'Neill, while Craig Bellamy's name isn't going away despite appearing to rule out leaving Wales when speaking before last night's friendly with Ghana.
Keane is a free agent after resigning from the Hungarian side, and Betting Lounge has now made him 4/5 favourite for the Parkhead post. O'Neill is evens to stay on, while Bellamy is 10/3 and Roberto Martinez 11/1.
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A spokesperson for BettingLounge said: "Robbie Keane is the 4/5 front-runner to become Celtic manager for the first game of the 2026/27 season. Keane, who resigned as Ferencváros boss in May, leads the way in the market ahead of Martin O'Neill, who oversaw Celtic's title triumph last season on an interim basis. O'Neill is currently Evens to keep the hot seat at Celtic.
"Meanwhile, Wales manager Craig Bellamy is 10/3 to make a move to Celtic while Portugal manager Roberto Martinez is further behind at 11/1. Other notable contenders include a return for Ange Postecoglou at 14/1, the same odds as Scotland manager Steve Clarke."
BettingLounge: Celtic Manager for first game of the 2026/27 season
Robbie Keane - 4/5
Martin O'Neill - Evens
Craig Bellamy - 10/3
Roberto Martinez - 11/1
Thomas Frank - 12/1
Ange Postecoglou, Darren Fletcher, Steve Clarke - 14/1
Kieran McKenna, Brian Barry-Murphy, Christian Ilzer, Michael O'Neill - 16/1
Shaun Maloney - 18/1
Scott Brown, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Lee Carsley, Kjetil Knutsen, Frank Lampard, Damien Duff, Oliver Glasner - 22/1
Juan Carlos Carcedo, Mark Robins - 25/1
