CELTIC hero Charlie Mulgrew reckons the Hoops should pull out all the stops to land one particular Champions League winning manager.
And that man is former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, the 58-year-old who is currently head of global soccer for Red Bull.
It was an admittedly left-field suggestion which drew short shrift from former Rangers stars Kris Boyd and Steven Naismith.
Klopp is unlikely to be short of offers when he does come back into
Speaking on the latest edition of The Warm Up, Mulgrew said: “I would go all out and get Jurgen Klopp in the door.”
Boyd replied: “Oh my days…”
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Steven Naismith said: “Jesus! Are you playing Football Manager here, man? You can’t say that with a straight face!”
But Mulgrew was adamant, replying: “Why not? £7million a year.
“Give him it. Jurgen Klopp in the door. What’s your argument against it? I know it’s unrealistic, right.
“But could Dermot Desmond go, ‘Do you know what? We’re going to bounce back after Rodgers here and we’re going to go big.”
Again Naismith replied: “If you’re Jurgen Klopp, are you thinking, ‘I’m going to go to Celtic when I could go to any top five league in the world?’”
But Mulgrew replied: “There aren’t many bigger European teams than Celtic.
“If it was Rangers, it would be a different story… you wouldn’t go anywhere near that place!”
Boyd again replied: “Charles, let’s move on. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.”
Mulgrew said: “Who would you take at Celtic? You are raging because you don’t want it to be Klopp.
“You are shooting it down in case it gathers pace and Klopp goes, ‘Oh, I quite fancy that!’ You are raging about that!”
It was left to Boyd to have the last word: “It’s definitely not happening…”
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