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Sound the klaxon, another English Premier League manager has lost his job. Get on the bat phone, or should that be the Ange phone?

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou is no Keyser Soze but he's fast becoming the Usual Suspect when it comes to topping the bookmakers' list of wanted managers in England. 

He is now reputedly one of the names on the list to replace Jesse Marsch as Leeds United boss at Elland Road. The American was sacked after a poor run of form which saw the Lilywhites drop to 17th in the Premier League.

Postecoglou has appeared in the credits of this movie before, you know. Allegedly he has already been on the radar of most of the troubled English top-flight clubs this season - Southampton, Wolves, Brighton and Everton have all supposedly been impressed by the work he's carried out at Parkhead over the past 18 months.

The kicker? Not one of them has spoken to Postecoglou or made a concrete offer as of yet.

So is it just wild speculation, rumour, conjecture? Let's cut to the chase here: it is wishful thinking on some people's part. Postecoglou's crime? Being a successful Celtic manager.

For those who want to see him up sticks and jump on the gravy train that leads him south of the border, they may have to wait for a wee while longer yet.

Because remember: Postecoglou is nowhere near finished building his beautiful house. The devil is in the detail if you wish to see it. You have to constantly listen to the man though.

"I'm making everybody fully aware that we can't get distracted by anyone or anything as we are trying to build something here," he once said. "When you try to build something and be successful you can't afford to be looking to what other people are doing.

"We have got to build our house and make it nice and beautiful and see how it stacks up against the rest of the neighbourhood."

There is a refreshing purity about Postecoglou. He's open, raw and honest. He possesses a wonderful sense of dry sardonic wit and humour. It's a bit like Scottish football itself actually.

There is a rawness and pureness to the game here. It has not yet been sullied by major outside investment. What it lacks in pure, hard cash it more than makes up for in endeavour and passion.

Despite operating on a one-year rolling contract I have never once heard Postecoglou mention money since he touched down in Glasgow's east end. He leaves that, as he says, to the money men at Celtic such as Michael Nicholson. Money men who, it must be said, have supported incredibly in the transfer market.

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“I'm an extremely lucky man," he said recently. "I work for a fantastic football club with fantastic people. I've got a beautiful family. I've been doing this for 25 years now and long may it continue."

He is and always will be all about the football. In that regard, it is worth noting that Postecoglou is clearly determined to pit his wits against the best that football has to offer.

Where do the best managers operate? Not the English Premier League, the Champions League. Now that the Aussie has had one crack at that competition, he's determined to go back for more.

Turning Celtic into a competitive club and a respected force once again in the European arena is one of the biggest and best challenges out there. Postecoglou knows that.

Sure, in England he might get more money to spend as Brendan Rodgers did at Leicester City. Sure, Leeds is considered a sleeping giant in English football. And, sure, there is the fact that the squad already work in a similar style under Jesse Marsch and Marco Bielsa before him. But, fundamentally, he won't get what Celtic can offer at a Southampton, Wolves, Leeds, Brighton or Everton.

Perhaps his former South Melbourne team-mate and best friend Steve Blair nailed it best when he spoke exclusively to The Celtic Way last year.

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"He (Ange) is at a club that he is passionate about and that he loves," Blair told us. "I know he still hasn't signed a long-term deal and is operating on a one-year rolling contract but, trust me, that is not the way he works. Stuff like that does not bother him.

"There are few bigger clubs than Celtic that tick every box. I have said to him that if he does have an exit strategy, then please don't leave the club in the manner that Brendan Rodgers did. I have told him to do it with some sort of dignity if that situation arises so that he is able to go back to Celtic and remain part of the family, and they appreciate you forever.

"That's an important thing for him. If it ever comes to it, Ange will know when it is the right time to leave. Until that day comes, he will remain laser-focused on what he wants to achieve with Celtic."

Laser-focused indeed. For the time being the English Premier League - or any other league for that matter - can wait. The sign says don't walk and Celtic should rebuff any attempts by any club who seek permission to speak to their prized asset.

There is still much work to do at Celtic. A domestic treble and automatic re-entry to the Champions League group stages for a start.

That beautiful house is far from complete. Turn off the klaxon.

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