'More than capable' - Brendan Rodgers tipped to make Premier League return and REPLACE Enzo Maresca at Chelsea

Rodgers has enjoyed a successful return to Celtic and is on track to guide the Scottish champions to another league title this season. Should his success in the north continue, the former Liverpool and Leicester head coach could be in line to make a sensational return to the Premier League and ex-Blues 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.

"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 has had plenty of ups and downs in his managerial career. From coming agonisingly close to winning the Premier League title with Liverpool to steering Leicester towards relegation, the Northern Irishman has done well to rebuild his reputation in Scotland. However, a move back to England would immediately put him back under the microscope.

For now, Rodgers' full focus will be on the remainder of the 2024-25 season. Celtic are 13 points ahead of rivals Rangers in the table and already have the Scottish League Cup to their name going into the final weeks of the campaign.