Brendan Rodgers has left Celtic to become Leicester City’s new manager, according to reports.
Rodgers, the former Liverpool and Swansea boss, has been linked with the position since Claude Puel was sacked on Sunday, following the Foxes’ 4-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace.
And The Herald claim Rodgers has departed Celtic Park to seal a return to the Premier League after two-and-a-half years north of the border.
Kolo Toure and Chris Davies will follow Rodgers to the King Power Stadium as part of his coaching staff.
It is understood Neil Lennon will take charge of Celtic until the end of the season.
Rodgers has enjoyed remarkable success since taking charge of Celtic in May 2016, winning back-to-back Trebles of Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. He’s won 69.8 per cent of the matches he has been in charge of, losing on just 26 occasions from a possible 169.
At one stage Celtic went 69 domestic matches without suffering defeat, surpassing a 100-year-old British record to set a new record which will surely not be matched for some time.
Celtic have struggled in Europe under the Northern Irishman, however, crashing out the Champions League group stage in 2016/17 with a fourth place finish, before failing to make it past the Europa League’s round of 32 in both the previous and ongoing seasons.
Rodgers leaves Celtic with the Hoops eight points clear at the top of the Premiership table, ahead of second place Rangers, as they seek to make it eight successive league titles in a row.
Should Rodgers take the post at the King Power Stadium, he walks into a club currently sitting 12th in the Premier League – only
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