Scott Brown: New Celtic manager will attract big-name players
Tuesday 24 May 2016 09:17, UK
Scott Brown believes the appointment of Brendan Rodgers will spark an influx of big-name players at Celtic.
And Brown revealed that Friday's announcement by the club, which named Rodgers as the Glasgow side's next manager, was met with unanimous delight by the rest of his team-mates.
The Hoops skipper told his club's website: "I was down in London when I heard and it's great news.
"The lads are in a group chat and we speak quite a lot and we are all delighted with Brendan coming in. It will be a fresh start for everyone and everyone will have to prove their worth.
"It's definitely exciting. The players he will attract himself will be huge and everyone seemed to love his coaching at Liverpool and Swansea.
"He has done really well with his previous clubs, almost winning the league at Liverpool, and he has Champions League experience too.
He has done really well with his previous clubs and he has Champions League experience too
"Hopefully he comes here and we can continue to win leagues and cups, and get into the Champions League.
"People say we can't afford the top players nowadays but we have just gone and got a top manager.
"He knows about the club which will help as he will understand what coming to a huge club with a big reputation is all about," he added.
"One of the reasons I came to Celtic was the fact there was a huge manager in charge who had done well down in England in Gordon Strachan.
"And now we have another huge manager who had done well down south, and he will bring that enthusiasm and experience along with his style of play.
"Everyone knows that Celtic is a high pressure job and all the other things that come with it but he will know what that's all about, having worked in a similar situation in Liverpool with that local rivalry with Everton, so that will be important for him."
Celtic will introduce Brendan Rodgers at a press conference at Celtic Park on Monday, May 23. Follow all the latest updates on Sky Sports News HQ.
