Ange Postecoglou tipped to leave Celtic for European giants

Ange Postecoglou has done a better job at Celtic than anybody could have hoped, when he arrived in the summer of 2021. The decision to appoint the Australian, who had never managed a top flight club in Europe before, had raised a lot of eyebrows. It has proven to be a masterstroke on the part of the Hoops though, as they have re-established themselves as the best team in Scotland, quicker than most people would have expected.

Of course, that has boosted the reputation of Postecoglou in European football. Not too long ago, there were doubts about whether he would even get a chance at this level. Now, every time a Premier League club changes manager, he is one of the names being linked with the job.

Postecoglou has already been linked with the likes of Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion, Wolves, Southampton and Leeds United. He has stayed put at Celtic till now though.

But Charlie Nicholas appears to believe that a move to one of Europe’s biggest names could lie in his future. As reported by Glasgow Times, he wrote in his column in the Scottish Daily Express:

"“There will come a time when a project or an approach sufficiently floats his boat to tempt him away from Celtic. I said in this column last week that Liverpool could be an interesting one if Jurgen Klopp decides it’s time for a change.“That job would be hard to turn down, especially as there is an emotional pull with Postecoglou having supported the Reds growing up. People are mentioning potential opportunities in England, but clubs in mainland Europe will have taken note of the job Postecoglou is doing.“Italian giants Juventus and AC Milan need sorting out, while a few Bundesliga clubs must be looking at the Australian and admiring his work at Celtic. There will be chairmen thinking they could do something similar with their clubs over a three-year period.“I don’t see Postecoglou being at any club for much longer than three years.”"

Postecoglou tipped to leave Celtic for European giants in the future

Thus, it looks like Nicholas believes that Postecoglou could do a job at clubs like Liverpool, Juventus and AC Milan. And to be very honest, there is no reason that he could not.

Whether those clubs would make a move for someone like the Australian manager remains to be seen. For now, he is at Celtic though and will hopefully remain there for the foreseeable future as well.

Will Postecoglou leave Celtic someday? It is very possible. And if he ends up going to a club like Juventus, AC Milan or Liverpool, nobody would really blame him for leaving to be honest.