Rodgers and Celtic board in transfer deadlock - 'there will only be one winner'
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Credit: Imago/Getty Sun 5 October 2025 12:00, UK Brendan Rodgers and the Celtic board are at a stalemate regarding the club’s transfer plans for the future.The Hoops currently sit second in the Scottish Premiership, behind Hearts at the top of the table, after a difficult start to the new campaign.Celtic lost in the Champions League play-off round, which relegated them to the Europa League, where they have picked up just one point from their two games so far.To make matters worse, Rodgers has been linked with a move away from the Glasgow giants, as tensions between him and the board continue to rise.Credit: ImagoCeltic board don’t want a manager to dictate themAberdeen’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Pittodrie between 2000 and 2004, had lengthy spells as the chief of Everton and Aston Villa and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that the Celtic board are fixated on having full control of the club.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Wyness insisted that they don’t like the idea of Rodgers dictating their spending.The Celtic hierarchy have come under huge pressure from supporters in recent weeks, after a very underwhelming summer transfer window. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Wyness added that the board will be more than happy to let Rodgers leave, and that the Northern Irishman is unlikely to win this battle.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “I think that the board wants full control, and they just don’t like the idea that a manager can dictate to them.
I think that’s what they’ll be looking at. “I’m sure Brendan’s agent right now is looking very closely at every other club where there might be a change coming up.
“But I think there’s a time here when they’ve got to realise themselves that they’re not doing the right thing for the club, but they’re going to be quite happy sitting there being dominant and if they have to let Brendan go, then fair enough.” Credit: Imago“I think the board will win this one because they’re a strong board, very entrenched and aren’t going to let the toys go. So I don’t expect any other winner in that one than the board.