Returning Brendan Rodgers famously said first time around it would be "terminado" for him if Celtic didn't match his ambitions moving forward.
That illuminating line came six months before his abrupt departure for Leicester but, perhaps, the shock which followed his move to the King Power Stadium shouldn't have left so many jaws on the floor despite the suddenness of his final days. And four years later the Irishman stands on the brink of saying yes to a Celtic return.
It's understood much of the discussions with principal shareholder Dermot Desmond and the board have centred on driving the Premiership champions to the next level. Domestic dominance has become the norm and the 50-year-old wants to be the man – with passport in hand – to usher in a new glory era on the continent.
