Ange Postecoglou is reportedly distancing himself from the idea of returning to Celtic for a second spell as manager.

Celtic delivered the bombshell news that Brendan Rodgers had handed in his resignation late on Monday night.

It came after a desperately disappointing start to the season for the Bhoys, who find themselves eight points off top spot in the Scottish Premiership after nine games.

A limp 3-1 defeat at the hands of league leaders Hearts proved to be Rodgers’ final match in charge, with Martin O’Neill taking over the reins on an interim basis – two decades after leaving the club.

In an explosive statement, Celtic’s majority shareholder, Dermot Desmond, condemned Rodgers’ conduct in the months leading up to his departure, calling the Northern Irishman ‘divisive, misleading and

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