Brendan Rodgers has outlined his happiness at Celtic despite recent links surrounding a potential Premier League return.
The Northern Irishman has reigned supreme since heading north of the border following his period at Liverpool. Celtic’s remarkable 69-game domestic unbeaten run only ended in December, and Rodgers’ success has frequently seen him linked with a Premier League return.
Following an almost title-winning 2013/14 season with Liverpool, Rodgers’ tenure on Merseyside came to a sour end.
Now, however, he is experiencing job satisfaction at a whole new level, though is flattered by the ongoing Premier League interest.
“If you’re happy, ultimately that’s all that matters,” Rodgers said in interview with the Mail on Sunday.
“The money’s irrelevant. You can have “X” amount of pounds in your bank every month but if you’re not happy and you’re not finding peace in what you’re doing, it doesn’t really matter.
“I love the Premier League, the quality of the players, the quality of the coaches. There are great challenges. But there are arms and legs flying off managers down there.
“I came here because I was asked by the major shareholder, Dermot Desmond, to be the architect of the club. I don’t have to control absolutely everything because it is very difficult to do that now in the modern game. I don’t need that.”
Celtic are on course to win the title again this season, and the second of Rodgers’ reign.
Ten points currently separate them from close rivals Rangers in second place, after 30 matches played this season. For Rodgers, things right now are good.
“But I’m in a position where I’m in my dream job. As a guy from Northern Ireland who supported Celtic and worked in football, I’m living my dream here,” Rodgers added.
“I want to work through until I’m 60 and get to a thousand games and I probably know I won’t do the other 500-odd games here at Celtic.”
Rodgers also admits the time will come where himself and the club need to assess the situation, to determine whether he has achieved all he possibly can in Scotland. At which point, a Premier League return could beckon.
“Between the club and I, we will look at it and see where we’re at,” he said. “I have to do the best with the resources we have here. That’s not a lack of ambition. That’s me at a club where I have a sense of happiness every day.”
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