What Ange Postecoglou is really thinking about Celtic return as insider who 'keeps in contact' offers revealing hint
Eddie Jones has told Celtic where Postecoglou's priorities lie after his disastrous stint at Nottingham Forest
Ange Postecoglou is likely to prioritise another crack at the Premier League before considering a return to Celtic, according to unsure Aussie ally Eddie Jones.
The former Parkhead boss is among the frontrunners to replace Brendan Rodgers and in many ways looks a logical choice. He's in need of a move to kickstart his career after an ill-fated stint at Nottingham Forest while Celtic need someone who can come in and hit the ground running right away.
But former England rugby coach Jones, who knows Postecoglou better than most and still keeps in touch with his compatriot, isn't so sure it's a goer.
The Japan head coach, who was sacked by England in 2022 after recording the highest win percentage of any manager in their history, told the Daily Mail he's not convinced Postecoglou would go for it.
He said: "The England job and the New Zealand job capture so much media exposure. The expectation to win is so high. When you don't win, the media come hard. The biggest story in rugby is the England head coach being under pressure. Everyone wants to hear about it and everyone has an opinion.
"It's the same in New Zealand, where you get all the conjecture around Scott Robertson not being as successful as he'd like.
"It's like being a Premier League coach. My mate Ange Postecoglou got cut at Nottingham Forest after 39 days. We keep in contact.
"I saw the rumour about him going to Celtic but I don't know whether he'd go back there. Having experienced the Premier League, he'd like to stay in that area.
'We're quite similar blokes in a lot of ways. Out of Australia but not out of the mainstream of Australia. He's Greek-Australian and I'm Japanese-Australian.
"We've had to battle to get to where we are, both coached our national Postecoglou team and left to try and make a name for ourselves overseas.
"Both of us in some ways have been able to do that. We're both quite driven about the way we want to play the game and you get criticised for it."