Celtic are reportedly still yet to reach an agreement for Shaun Maloney and Mark Fotheringham to stay at the club.
That’s despite Martin O’Neill being ‘keen’ for the pair to stay, having already agreed his own permanent stay at the club.
O’Neill’s two trusted assistants have both reportedly been offered pay cuts to stay at the club, despite contributing to a miraculous league and cup double last season.
Almost a week on from the situation becoming public, the pair are still yet to reach an agreement.
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Celtic ‘agreement yet to be reached’ for Mark Fotheringham and Shaun Maloney
The Scottish Sun report that an agreement is yet to be reached for the pair to stay, though talks with the club are ongoing.
They also corroborate Stephen McGowan’s report that Gavin Strachan is set to leave the club for West Brom.
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The exact positions of the two coaches are not the same. Fotheringham looks more likely to leave than Maloney at present.
This is because the former has interest from Borussia Monchengladbach, whilst the latter is already contracted with the club until 2027 with the role of Player Pathways Manager.
Proficient in German, Fotheringham has already worked for several clubs in the Bundesliga, as well as the EFL.
There are whispers that Maloney has reservations over swapping this role for the more volatile position of assistant manager.
Celtic were the club where Maloney’s coaching journey began, when he linked up with Brendan Rodgers to initially work with the club’s reserve side.
Maloney had held talks to succeed Paul Tisdale as Head of Football Operations over the final few weeks of the season.
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Mark Fotheringham on Celtic boss Martin O’Neill
Fotheringham told the Scottish Sun last November: “Martin won’t tell you this, but I’m going to say it.
“In my mind, he was really up for the challenge of going and winning titles and cups for this club again.
“The more it was going on, the more enthusiastic he was getting. He could easily have carried on for the rest of the season. In fact, he could have done it way beyond it.
“He’d two young people and another two young coaches supporting, with a fantastic staff round him. There’s an incredible staff underneath the manager which supports whoever comes in.
“It’s maybe romantic, but I would have loved to see the gaffer build a team for the future that could go and compete in Europe again.
“When I was a young Celtic player he was taking scalps, beating Ajax, Juventus, getting the team to the UEFA Cup final.
“We knew the board had the plan to bring in a new manager. No problem. But I can’t deny, it would have been brilliant to see the gaffer at least stay for [the Premier Sports Cup final] and leave with a trophy success.”
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