Brendan Rodgers could be derailed by Ange Postecoglou if he was to be appointed Celtic manager, according to reports.

The former Hoops boss is currently the favourite to take over at Parkhead after Postecoglou departed for north London earlier this week.

Wherever Rodgers has gone as a manager he has taken assistant Chris Davies with him, but now it is being reported that Postecoglou may swoop to bring him to Spurs with him.

Davies worked with Rodgers during his trophy-laden spell at Celtic, but the pair have been out of work since they were sacked by Leicester City in April.

The Englishman has also been linked with Swansea as a manager in his own right, with Russell Martin set to depart the club for Southampton.

Despite Tottenham confirming Postecoglou as manager, they explained that his backroom team would be confirmed at a later date.

It is understood coaches John Kennedy, Gavin Strachan and Celtic video analyst Greg Wallace have all been offered the chance to go, but Celtic are said to be fighting to keep their employees.

Craig Beattie feels his former Celtic team-mate John Kennedy is destined to be a “great manager” – but could decide continuing to work under Ange Postecoglou will help in his ambitions.

Kennedy had a spell as interim manager in 2021 before the Australian took over, having previously worked under Ronny Deila, Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon.

The 39-year-old could be a contender for the Celtic job and was linked with the Hearts vacancy before Steven Naismith was handed an extended deal.

Beattie speculated that Kennedy will have a difficult decision if Postecoglou is keen to continue their working relationship.

He said: “I know John well. He is hugely ambitious, his work ethic is second to none.

“Spurs are a huge club so if Ange decides he wants to take him, then John has got that decision. I won’t tell John what to do because he is very much his own man.

“He will be a manager at some point, he will be a great manager at some point.

“For me it depends on when John wants to make that step. We have seen recently where young managers have done it too early so he might just be looking at going down there and working with the likes of Harry Kane and Son (Heung-min). There are some exceptional players down there he could work with.

“Does he want to be a manager in his own right or go down to the Premier League as a number two and gain even more experience so when he decides to be a manager, he has huge experience to tap into when required.

“There’s a lot of big decisions and we speculate about it.”