Former Scotland worldwide Jackie McNamara believes the lure of the Champions League subsequent season can be sufficient to persuade Ange Postecoglou to remain at Celtic.
The Hoops boss has been consistently linked with strikes to the Premier League at a number of phases all through the season, an unsurprising feat given the turnaround Postecoglou has overseen at Celtic since arriving in the summertime of 2021.
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The Aussie bought his first style of European nights with the Hoops this season, though they did not make it out of a gaggle that includes defending champions Real Madrid, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk.
However, McNamara appreciated what he noticed from Postecoglou’s aspect in every of these video games and believes the previous Socceroos boss would reasonably embrace the problem of unsettling Europe’s finest greater than anything.
“I feel Ange will need to be higher in Europe,” McNamara stated, per the Daily Record.
“He’ll need to go into the Champions League and make an affect and do properly on that stage. I believed they have been wonderful in among the video games this 12 months for 60 minutes. When you get probabilities at that stage it’s worthwhile to take them.
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“He’s been linked with a whole lot of jobs however he can be. His inventory may be very excessive and other people have checked out how he’s turned it round at Celtic.
“There’s been an enormous turnaround on the membership by way of gamers however the model and id is there. You can solely see them getting higher and stronger.
“Ange has been talked about with a whole lot of jobs and I’m certain the curiosity has been so much stronger in a few of them than we learn about.
“He hasn’t gone and Celtic followers can be hoping that stays the case for a very long time as a result of he’s been wonderful.”
Should Postecoglou obtain the home treble with Celtic, there’s undoubtedly going to be much more envious glances from south of the border.
The Glasgow outfit are inching nearer to the feat having already conquered the Scottish League Cup this season, maintain a nine-point lead over Rangers within the league and face their bitter rivals within the semi-final of the Scottish FA Cup.
The league hole may even be prolonged to 12 as Celtic tackle Rangers within the newest instalment of the long-lasting Old Firm derby this weekend, with kick-off scheduled for 9:30pm AEST on April 8.
