Jose Mourinho calls himself the Special One. Now, one pundit reckons the legendary manager pitching up at Celtic could create magical memories.
Sports broadcaster for talkSPORT Shebahn Aherne is keen on the idea of seeing Mourinho in the dugout at Celtic Park and predicted "utter chaos" should it ever come to pass.
Brendan Rodgers remains Celtic manager currently with no sign of any change after his recent arrival in the summer as he returned for a second stint in the Parkhead hotseat.
But Aherne reckons there is something in the unlikely links of Mourinho being viewed as a possible successor in the future - the manager having been in the betting odds for the job before Ange Postecoglou was appointed.
Discussing the manager and a potential shock move to Celtic in the future, Aherne said: "I like the idea. He's in his 60's now, he's a legend, I think he could spice up the Scottish Premiership. I think the idea of Jose Mourinho being involved in [derby matches against Rangers] could be total magic and also it could give them a chance of Europe.
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"The [s***]housery would be real, it would be utter chaos and we like to see that. Okay, there's lines to the chaos here but I do think that there's something in it there."
Aherne then laid out the potential financial hurdle to Mourinho ever becoming Celtic manager in the future but downplayed fears he would be unaffordable.
She explained: "You look at the job that Jose did at Roma, the proud moments that it brought for him over his career, Celtic is a massive club all over the world, a world-renowned club.
"And then we talk about money, would they be able to afford him? You look at what he earned at Roma, it was around about €6million the salary over the year, [Brendan Rodgers is on] about £3-3.5million but we all know the cost of living is a little bit cheaper in Glasgow."
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