Robbie Keane is new bookies favourite to be Celtic manager after Jens Berthel Askou latest
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Credit: Imago Fri 22 May 2026 9:53, UK Robbie Keane now leads the bookies’ race to be the next Celtic manager after Jens Berthel Askou was named manager of Toulouse.It was announced that the Motherwell manager had left to take over the Ligue 1 club this week, just a year after he arrived in Scotland. However, decision-makers at Parkhead will now have to move on to other candidates as they look to replace Scottish Premiership-winning interim boss Martin O’Neill.Celtic’s next manager will have big shoes to fill when replacing the Northern Irishman, who returned to the club when Wilfried Nancy’s horror month in charge came to an end in January. 👔 Celtic Manager News 👔 Get the inside track on the Parkhead dugout with real-time updates on shortlisted candidates, live betting market shifts, and key boardroom decisions.
VISIT THE MANAGER HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Robbie Keane leads Celtic raceFormer Aberdeen chief exclusively told Football Insider last month that Keane’s appointment could bring the Celtic fans back onside, with the former striker having been a popular figure at Parkhead.The 45-year-old spent the second half of the 2009-10 season with the Hoops, scoring 16 goals in just 19 appearances. The former striker could finally get his chance to make his return to Celtic this summer, if a deal to bring him back can be agreed.
The Irishman’s side did win the Hungarian Cup, however, defeating Zalaegerszeg 1-0 in the final earlier this month.One major bookmaker has backed Keane to call it a day in Hungary now, and be named the next Celtic manager as the 2/1 favourite. Who are the other candidates for the Celtic job?Portugal manager Roberto Martinez has been linked to the Celtic job for some time now, and he could be a candidate upon his completion of this summer’s World Cup.Craig Bellamy and Kjetil Knutsen are also among the favourites, while the likes of Thomas Frank and Oliver Glasner are more loosely linked.📰 Martin O'Neill: Title win at Paradise was everything I could hope for, and more💬 "The game on Saturday was just everything you could possible hope it to be and more!" #Champion5 | #CelticFC🍀🏆— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) May 20, 2026 View Tweet But Celtic decision-makers will not be in any rush to make a forced appointment, considering how poorly Nancy’s tenure was.