Constantly messaging me- Postecoglou reveals details of Rodgers contact from the time he took charge of Celtic

Ange Postecoglou has revealed that he regularly exchanged text messages with Brendan Rodgers- while he was managing Celtic.

The Irishman was in charge of Leicester until the start of April but kept up a line of communication with the future Spurs boss.

There is only a very small group of people that understand the pressures of managing Celtic- those that have been in the job such as Martin O’Neill, Gordon Strachan and Neil Lennon.

The reaction to Rodgers leaving Celtic in February 2019 made a return to the hoops seem nearly impossible but in football nothing can be ruled out as the events of spring 2023 proved.

Several moving parts dropped into place as a frustrated Anonio Conte left Spurs, Leicester decided to part company with Rodgers with Postecoglou’s Celtic exit paving the way for an unexpected return to Celtic for the boss that delivered seven trophies out of seven first time around.

Asked about his successor, The Daily Record reports Postecoglou saying:

He’s absolutely the right man, mate. He’s a fantastic manager and he loves that football club.

He was constantly messaging me while I was Celtic manager to make sure that I stayed on track and we had success. I’ve exchanged messages with him and he was very, very supportive when I got the (Celtic) role.

Even when I got this role, he sent me a nice message and I reciprocated and stayed in contact with him and all the staff there. I’ve no doubt they’ll have great success.

Hopefully, they can make an impact in the Champions League, I know that’s what his ambition is. That group of players and staff certainly have the capability to do that.

While Postecoglou was facing the media today, Rodgers was in the Algarve putting his squad through demanding training sessions with his first public friendly match just nine days away.