Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna is reportedly in the running to become the next manager of Celtic, according to reports.
The Scottish champions are on the hunt for a new boss after it was confirmed yesterday that Ange Postecoglou would be departing for Spurs.
Bodo Glimt manager Kjetil Knutsen is currently the favourite for the position, while Manchester City assistant Enzo Maresca, David Moyes, Graham Potter and John Kennedy are also on the list of possible options.
The Daily Record now report that Ipswich boss McKenna is also on Celtic's radar, as they hunt for a replacement for Postecoglou.
The former Tottenham and Manchester United academy coach plays in a similar style to Postecoglou and just recently guided Ipswich back to the Championship.
On their search for a new manager, Celtic said yesterday: "The process of appointing Celtic’s next football manager is already underway. While we will aim to announce this appointment to supporters as soon as possible, our priority will be to appoint the best candidate to take the club forward."
Meanwhile, Ange Postecoglou insists he “will forever” be a Celtic supporter after leaving the Parkhead club for Tottenham.
In his parting statement on Celtic’s official website, the former Australia manager thanked the club’s majority shareholder Dermot Desmond, chairman Peter Lawwell and chief executive Michael Nicholson as well as the supporters as he reviewed his time at the Premiership club.
He said: “I would like to sincerely thank everyone at the club for everything they have given me.
“In particular, Dermot, Peter and Michael and the Celtic Board have shown me tremendous support in every aspect of my time at Celtic and I will forever be grateful for this.
“They brought me to the club and I have worked so closely and so well with them for the past two years, I will always have a special relationship with them.
“They wanted me to extend my time at Celtic and while I am so respectful and understanding of their position, a new opportunity has been presented to me and it is one which I wanted to explore.
“It was an honour to be asked to be Celtic manager and during my two years I have given everything I have to deliver success to our supporters.
“Culminating in the treble at the weekend, my players and backroom team have been brilliant for me on this journey.
“They have given us all some fantastic moments through their energy and effort, creating real quality, winning football.
“Our supporters have been magnificent to me and I thank them for the way they have embraced me during the past two years.
“My ambition was always to give our fans a team they could be proud of, a team people talked about and I think we have achieved that.
“Celtic is a phenomenal football club and so much more – and I will forever be a supporter of this great institution. I wish everyone connected with Celtic nothing but continued success.”
