Brendan Rodgers edges closer to Premier League return to join club he really admires
Brendan Rodgers could potentially be on the verge of a return to Premier League management in the coming weeks.
The Northern Irishman has been away from the league since he was sacked by Leicester City back in April 2023, despite having previously led the Foxes to FA Cup glory at Wembley in 2021.
Football Insider exclusively revealed that Fulham are interested in Rodgers amid ongoing doubts regarding Marco Silva’s future, and they are just one of many clubs that are being linked with him.
The 52-year-old won a staggering 11 trophies across his two spells with Celtic, but he now looks set to be in line to take his expertise back to the top table of English football.
Odds slashed on Brendan Rodgers to become next Leeds boss
The latter part of Rodgers’ time at Celtic has been marred by ongoing frustrations towards the board in place at Parkhead.
The former Liverpool boss resigned at the end of October, with the Bhoys then sitting eight points behind Hearts at the top of the Scottish Premiership at the time.
Rodgers had since had a few weeks out of work, but that could soon be about to change following the latest round of Premier League fixtures at the weekend.
Daniel Farke is facing yet more pressure at Leeds United as Aston Villa came from behind to snatch a 2-1 victory at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon.
Farke is now the odds-on favourite to become the next Premier League sacking, prompting plenty of speculation as to who could be in line to take the reins in West Yorkshire if he is dismissed.
Rodgers has now raced into the upper echelons of the list of potential replacements for the German, with the odds of him taking charge at Elland Road slashed to 7/2 on Tuesday.
Rodgers has praised Leeds in the past
Football Insider exclusively revealed last month that Rodgers is keen to return to the Premier League after his departure from Celtic.
With that in mind, he will surely be watching developments at Elland Road extremely closely as the festive period begins to approach on the horizon.
He previously praised the Whites for being a team that had a “great integrity in the game,” according to the Yorkshire Evening Post, as he made no attempts to hide his admiration for them during Marcelo Bielsa’s tenure at the helm.
Rodgers has wasted no opportunities in praising Leeds and the way that they operate over the years, so it would be no surprise at all to see him jump at the chance to take the reins in the coming weeks.