Martin O’Neill has been tipped for a return to the Premier League amid talks over his Celtic future.
O’Neill initially returned to Celtic as interim manager in October, before coming back for another spell in January – and ultimately guiding the Glaswegian giants to their 56th Scottish title.
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But it remains to be seen whether the 74-year-old will still be in the Celtic Park dugout for the start of next season.
Celtic are holding talks with O’Neill and Republic of Ireland legend Robbie Keane – who enjoyed a prolific loan spell with the club back in 2010.
It has also been suggested that Keane could take the reins with O’Neill moving upstairs into more of a director of football role.
However, in the event that O’Neill doesn’t stay on as Celtic boss, talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan believes he still has plenty to offer south of the border.
Fulham announced on Tuesday that head coach Marco Silva would be leaving after five years in charge, and Jordan has highlighted O’Neill as a candidate for the Craven Cottage job.
“The interesting thing will be what do Fulham want to do?” Jordan posed on White and Jordan.
“That might sound very left-field, but you’ve got Martin O’Neill back in the management world.
“Why wouldn’t Martin O’Neill be considered as somebody that could do a very decent job at Fulham?”
O’Neill did, in fact, end his playing career with Fulham, though he only appeared in two reserve games before hanging up his boots due to a knee injury.
The ex-Northern Ireland international, a First Division champion and two-time European Cup winner with Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest, entered management in 1987 with non-League Grantham Town.
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He later took Wycombe Wanderers into the Football League for the first time in their history, before leading Leicester City back to the top flight and to two League Cup triumphs.
O’Neill first joined Celtic in 2000, winning three league titles and three Scottish Cups – as well as reaching the 2003 UEFA Cup final.
In the Premier League, as well as Leicester, O’Neill has taken charge of Aston Villa and, most recently, Sunderland.
After initial stating he wouldn’t stay past this summer, his stance has begun to soften.
“The players and coaching staff have given me a reason to live! That’s not to say my family haven’t! But this is the most special place on earth,” O’Neill said after their triumph.
“When there is unison in this stadium it is a sight to behold and obviously the players have been magnificent, optimised by the captain but we could not have won it without the supporters.
“I’m a bit part in proceedings. The coaching staff have been magnificent, but you have to have a response to that. I just think the players see me every day and they think ‘he’s a terribly old man and what is he doing here!”