From what I’m hearing’ – Celtic ‘have the money’ to overcome Kieran McKenna compensation ‘hurdle’…if it is still valid!
Celtic would not be deterred by the multi million compensation figure attached to managerial target Kieran McKenna if Martin O’Neill decides to step down during the international break.
There has even been reports that the compensation to Ipswich Town might not have to be paid at all but if it is you can imagine that Celtic would haggle on the price.
Highly regarded McKenna has been heavily linked with the Celtic job once again in recent weeks.
The 40-year-old had the multi-million clause in his contract with various reports stating that it’s £7m and others £8m – that came about after he opted to step down from his role at Ipswich Town manager this summer in order to take a break from football altogether.
Having won the Championship at Ipswich it seemed to be a strange decision not to take his chance to manage in the Premier League Many now reckon that Kieran McKenna will be back in the game sooner rather than later.
A Celtic move for McKenna is a realistic option
And according to former Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, despite believing McKenna has his eyes focused on a return to the English Premier League, he’s adamant that the Scottish champions have the financial muscle required to make a Celtic move for McKenna a realistic option.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football insider’s Inside Track podcast Wyness explained how McKenna’s compensation clause is a “hurdle” that Celtic could feasibly overcome, if it is still there of course! Read Celtic claimed this week that the compensation sum was now not payable at all. Maybe a bit of wishful thunking there?
“Well to me, McKenna would have been a no-brainer, but again I’m hearing that despite the fact he’s left Ipswich, there is still a clause that if he takes employment for a year, there would be an £8m compensation payment,” he said.
“Now £8m for Celtic is a lot to pay for a manager. They may be forced into paying it, and they’ve got the money to do it. But it does seem as though that’s something that is a bit of a hurdle for them.
“To be honest, I’d be surprised if he would take it because I think he’s got a chance of getting a Premier League slot at some stage. So it may not be him, but certainly experience rather than bringing somebody from the MLS, which they tried before with significant failure.”
Don’t remind us of that please!
The case for Craig Bellamy was put by Conall McGinty
Yesterday on Celtic Shorts my colleague Conall McGinty outlined a compelling and well thought out argument for Craig Bellamy to take over at Celtic if Martin O’Neill decides to leave.
To me either Bellamy or McKenna would be good choices as both could modernise Celtic tactically and bring back the enthusiasm among the supporters. There’s also the possibility that Celtic could try again to lure Eddie Howe and his reluctant coaching staff north of the border.
We’ll look at the one next on Celtic Shorts…
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Personally believe that MoN will walk away from our managerial role imo?
Couldn’t blame him either, as the response he has got from senior players and his coaching set up?
Was very poor to say the least, highlighted especially within the events that occurred on the pitch last week?
Now MoN isn’t blameless either, especially with scratching around, hoping for something to click, within some very erratic decisions taken imo?
Hence the current mess, within our footballing department, that needs to be resolved, and very quickly also, before this situation gets out of control altogether?
If such a situation was in place, other than having MoN in charge. Then the calls for sacking, would be deafening at this stage?
Yet there’s also a presumption that any potential manager, will be tripping over themselves, in order to take our potential job on?
The same applies with incoming players also?
Yet we aren’t no longer as an attractive proposition, within the footballing world, as we try to make out either imo?
I don’t believe that we have the lack of quality within our squad, in order to claim the SPFL title again?
A successful Eurpoa league campaign is already looking like being beyond ourselves, but not impossible, at this stage yet anyway?
Confidence is very low within our club at present, especially within our players.
They also have to take responsibility for displays that are at unacceptable levels also.
Huge decisions awaits, upon how our team is going to be set up again, along with how we are intending to play, especially against the pressing game in operation against ourselves at present?
Players also need direction, coming from managerial decisions, along with implying the likes from the coaching staff?
That seems to be non existent at present imo?
And this despite it, being the preferred choice, within our support over the summer period?
Of course we await answers, upon the problems within our footballing department.
But playing the blame game won’t achieve nothing, that’s a certainty imo?
And the answers to the current mess within our footballing department, aren’t going to be as straightforward, as some are trying to make out either?
Still believe that they will be resolved for this season.
As to how, and in what manner, is a totally different story, that can’t even be called yet, but needs to be sooner rather than later also?