Michael Nicholson admits his journey to Majorca to re-hire Brendan Rodgers was ‘the worst saved secret’

Michael Nicholson admitted that his journey to Majorca to tempt Brendan Rodgers back to Celtic grew to become the worst saved secret in Scottish soccer.

Mail Sport completely revealed Nicholson’s go to to the Spanish isle alongside finance director Chris McKay earlier this month to debate a sensational return for Rodgers, who controversially quit the club for Leicester City in 2019.

And after getting his man, the CEO is in little doubt Rodgers will get one of the best out of Celtic’s treble profitable squad.

Nicholson mentioned: ‘Chris McKay and I went for lunch in Majorca – that was the start line. That was maybe the worst saved secret in Scottish soccer. Maybe Chris’ sombrero and seashore ball gave us away on the airport!

‘You at all times should be prepared for change in soccer.

Mark Nicholson has admitted his journey to Majorca to tempt Brendan Rodgers again to Celtic was ‘the worst saved secret in Scottish soccer’

Rodgers has been re-appointed because the Celtic boss after leaving the membership for Leicester in 2019

Nicholson mentioned Rodgers is the ‘prime, top of the range’ supervisor wanted to take the facet ahead

‘When Ange (Postecoglou) left we knew we needed to substitute him with a supervisor of prime, top of the range and in Brendan we all know we’ve received that.

‘We now have invested within the squad over the past couple of years.

‘We now have a really younger, hungry squad. So we profiled managers by way of the method that might take us on and Brendan was the stand-out candidate.

‘Our precedence was to deliver Brendan again to Celtic – and we’re delighted to take action.’

Rodgers has signed a three-year contract, which he has personally assured he’ll see out until he’s sacked.

That pledge got here after he admitted he regretted the harm he prompted when he walked out for Leicester 4 years in the past.

The contract state of affairs represents a departure from the norm with Celtic managers normally being handed a one-year rolling deal.

Nicholson believes the size of Rodgers’ contract represents a transparent present of religion from each events.

He mentioned: ‘When Chris and I met with Brendan it was clear that there was a mutual pleasure about what we may go on to do. It is a mutual assertion of our dedication to that. That was essential.’

Celtic wish to kick ahead in Europe after former supervisor Ange Postecoglou struggled

Europe is the one space Postecoglou fell brief in throughout his in any other case distinctive two season reign.

Rodgers shall be tasked with remedying that when Celtic begin their second successive Champions League group stage marketing campaign after ending backside behind Actual Madrid, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk final season.

Nicholson mentioned: ‘The technique has at all times been clear – to be a world class soccer membership in no matter we do.

‘We need to dominate in Scotland and compete within the Champions League and that has been clearly acknowledged for a lot of, a few years. So there is no such thing as a change in that regard.

Rodgers loved vital success throughout his earlier spell with the Scottish champions

‘What we have now tried to do for a few years is repeatedly enhance as a soccer membership and to take a position.

‘We now have a sustainable mannequin, a self-financing mannequin.

‘We make investments once we can for right now, tomorrow and the long run. There isn’t a vital change.

‘All of us need the identical factor, which is to win.’