Finance expert: Celtic may be ready to make major appointment as Peter Lawwell return mooted
Celtic could be close to appointing a successor to chairman Ian Bankier despite what they say in public.
That is the view of finance expert Doctor Dan Plumley, speaking exclusively to Football Insider after Celtic’s AGM earlier this month (4 November).
As relayed by footballscotland, Bankier refused to be drawn on questions about his successor and claimed an announcement would be made in “due course”.
Celtic confirmed earlier this year (29 July) that the 70-year-old was stepping down at the end of 2022 after over 11 years in the post.
The Daily Mail reported earlier this month (4 November) that former chief executive Peter Lawwell is expected to take the job.
“For me, these things always depend on the situation at the club,” Plumley told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“That’s on the pitch as much as anything and at the minute, things are going pretty well for Celtic. Certainly in the Scottish Premiership, OK, the Champions League was always going to be a battle.
“These kind of things are not as pressing of a worry, from the outside looking in, when everything is going well because it goes away a little bit.
“I don’t think it is a pressing worry. Also, a lot goes on behind the scenes that we, perhaps, are not partial to. Just because we haven’t heard anything there aren’t things going on behind the scenes to get that sorted out.
“You don’t want to push it into the public domain until it’s all fully sorted.
“It’s not hurting the club immediately. While things are going well on the pitch these things tend to be less of an issue.”
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