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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed he has held preliminary discussions about his stay at the club but further progress is needed for him to stay as a contract has not yet been discussed.
Brendan Rodgers is keen to stay at Celtic if the club are to continue to develop, stressing he is “not the type of person” to simply hold things back.
The manager, who has a year left on his contract, told Sky Sports News he had had positive talks with majority shareholder Dermot Desmond and chief executive Michael Nicholson over his future.
Rodgers has already said he is “200 per cent” committed to remaining as Celtic manager until the end of his current contract, but there are questions about what lies ahead for him and the Scottish champions next May.
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Pictured: Rodgers held talks with Celtic's majority shareholder Dermot Desmond.
“I had talks with Dermot and Michael in the summer and it went well and we'll take it from there,” he told Sky Sports News.
“The club will either offer me a contract or they won't. Either way, as long as it's my last day here, I'll give it my best shot and it won't affect anything. I'm fully committed, fully focused on helping us have a really good season.”
“As a Celtic player I have really enjoyed my time here. I have loved the support and everything I have received since I came back but there have been challenges too.
Pictured: Brendan Rodgers returned to Celtic in June 2023.
“My main desire is to help the club move forward. I'm not the kind of manager who just holds things back, I'm not the kind of person who's needed.”
“I need to build, I need to work with the players, develop individual players.
“If the club feels that this is what it needs, then I am almost sure that we will come to an agreement, and if not, then we will give everything to the very end.”
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