The hunt to replace Brendan Rodgers at Celtic continues this week after the Premier Sports Cup win over Rangers.
One name that has been thrown into the Celtic mix is former England U21 manager Lee Carsley over the course of the last couple of weeks.
Celtic are said to be admirers of Carsley as they look for their long-term replacement for the departed Rodgers.
And as reports emerge from Alan Nixon that Carsley is ‘not keen’ on the Celtic job after being approached by the club, 67 Hail Hail can deliver an update on that rumour.
Photo by Ben Roberts – Danehouse/Getty ImagesLee Carsley’s people say Celtic ‘interview’ is not true
67 Hail Hail has been told by Graeme Bailey that whilst Carsley is on Celtic’s list, the former England caretaker boss’ people say the rumours of a Parkhead interview are not true.
With Celtic still actively looking to recruit a new boss, Martin O’Neill has said he will have no say in who the Bhoys will choose as the next permanent manager.
Carsley’s name will likely remain on a long list at Celtic as O’Neill gives the Parkhead board some breathing space after leading the club to two wins out of two in his return as the temporary Hoops boss.
What Martin O’Neill said about his role in recruiting the next Celtic boss
O’Neill has always maintained that his stay at Celtic will be temporary. With his close ties to Dermot Desmond, what does the Northern Irishman say about being involved in the selection process?
O’Neill told talkSPORT, “Absolutely not. I’ve never been in a selection programme ever with Dermot Desmond at Celtic.
“Never, never one. And I’m quite sure if he’d ever asked me in those 20 years, I probably would have sent them in a totally different and very worrying direction. So there we go.
“They’ve had great success, so that will continue in that sense, but me, I will have nothing at all to do with the new manager coming in.”