Celtic assistant John Kennedy set to miss out on Midtjylland job as Danish club hold talks with Barcelona coach
CELTIC No.2 John Kennedy looks set to miss out on the FC Midtjylland job after the Danish club held talks with Barcelona academy chief Albert Capellas.
The Hoops coach and former Celtic and Scotland defender was strongly linked with a shock move to take charge of FCM after they fired Bo Henriksen.
However, representatives from the Danish club travelled to Spain at the weekend for talks with former Denmark Under 21s boss Capellas.
The 54-year-old has been an assistant manager at Brondby in Denmark, as well as Borussia Dortmund, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Vitesse Arnhem.
Capellas had a brief spell in charge of Barcelona's B team after full time boss Sergi Barjuan stepped up to manage the first team after Ronald Koeman's axing.
Now he will decide whether to accept the offer of FC Midtjylland, who are currently managed by caretaker boss Henrik Jensen and sit in eighth place in the Danish League.
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Previously, Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou pledged he wouldn't stand in Kennedy's way if he was offered the job.
The Australian boss said: "He’s no different to anyone else at this football club. If people identify him as someone who can help their organisation, then it’s up to the individuals to make those decisions.
"John is a really important part of what we do here, he’s an important part of my set-up, he leads a lot of the areas with respect to our football, so he’s a valuable asset to this club."
Meanwhile, former Celtic hero Kieran Tierney has revealed who he reckons is the best player he's ever played alongside.
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KT has lined up with the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Arsenal - but the Scotland star says Scott Brown is the best of the lot.
Speaking to toppersgolf, Tierney said: "The best player I've played with with Scott Brown.
"100 per cent, as in like a whole football player, a leader, a legend in the changing room and on and off the park.
"The most influential player by far."
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