Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has been tipped to make a sensational return to the Premier Legaue and take charge of London outfit Chelsea.
Rodgers who was once on the book of Liverpool has enjoyed a successful return to Celtic and is on track to guide the Scottish champions to another league title this season.
The former Liverpool and Leicester head coach achievement with the Scottish team have caught the attention of Premier League sides and former Chelsea midfielder Andy Townsend is backing the 52-year-old to take over at his former club should the hot seat become available.
Townsend told BoyleSports, who offer the latest Premier League odds: “Brendan Rodgers is more than capable of getting Premier League jobs given what he did at Liverpool and Leicester and then had even more success at Celtic.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
“He might even fancy a stint abroad, but this time he won’t leave Celtic for a Leicester, I think he took it loud and clear when he first left the club and he got a lot of stick. I don’t see him walking out of where he is. They did really well in the Champions League and I was really impressed with the way they went about it and the way they played.
“I think he would like to build on that naturally for next season. But say the Chelsea job becomes available, he’d be tempted and you understand. It would’ve been the same if Eddie Howe had taken the England job. But if Andoni Iraola leaves Bournemouth, I don’t think he’d go for that role, as good as Bournemouth are.”
Rodgers was close to winning the Premier League title with Liverpool and it’s left to see if he’ll get the chance to manage Chelsea.
Chelsea are currently under the guidance of Enzo Maresca as they hope to make the top four in his first season at the club. The Blues are fourth in the Premier League and have reached the UEFA Conference League quarter-final.
