Chris Sutton urges Brendan Rodgers to declare huge announcement at his Celtic press conference

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Brendan Rodgers is set for a blockbuster press conference today.

The Celtic manager will speak to reporters at Lennoxtown, who will be pressing the Northern Irishman on the furious unrest between fans and the board.

Rodgers will also be asked for his thoughts on the late entry protest organised by Celtic supporters at Rugby Park on Sunday.

That and many other issues. But Chris Sutton says Rodgers should make one thing clear during the presser.

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Sutton wants Rodgers to clarify Celtic future

Rodgers will see his contract expire next summer, and he has already declared that he won’t leave his post as manager early.

It appears unlikely Rodgers will sign a new deal, but Sutton is desperate for the Celtic boss to deliver clarity on his situation, especially after a report claimed he was trying to work his Parkhead ticket.

Sutton wrote in his Daily Record column: “I think Rodgers will simply now have to come out and tell everyone if he’s going to be staying or going. If he’s going at the end of the season, so be it.

“We saw it at Liverpool with Jurgen Klopp and it’s happened elsewhere. There needs to be some clarity – for everyone.

“It could be that he’s not made his mind up yet, or even that the club wants to go down a different route, which is another matter altogether.

“You look at the muck being thrown around with claims about Rodgers trying to engineer an exit, which wasn’t mentioned in the statement.

“Are they going to stumble on with a manager who doesn’t want to be there and a club that feels the same? How is that going to work?

“The entire situation just needs resolving, because it sure isn’t going away. It’s going to be a cloud hanging over the club all season.”

What Rodgers said about refusing to walk away from Celtic

Only a few weeks ago, Rodgers was asked at a press conference if there was a chance he’d walk away as boss, just like he did in February 2019.

But Rodgers said there is zero chance of that happening this season. However, has his stance changed after the close of a disastrous transfer window?

He said: “No chance. Absolutely no chance. No chance! We’ve done that one before. It didn’t go down well!

“So, no, no, listen, I said from the first day, and there’s no hidden messages, and there’s no this and that. I said I’d be here for three years. I’m here for three years.”