Martin O'Neill does not expect discussions about his future at Celtic before the Scottish Cup final against Dunfermline Athletic. He returned to manage Celtic twice this season after Brendan Rodgers and Wilfried Nancy left. On his second return in January, Celtic trailed Hearts by six points, but Hearts led by one point going into the match in Glasgow. Celtic scored two late goals to win 1-1 and secure another Premiership title-winning moment for O'Neill. He says he would not have the energy to discuss his future at this moment. He credits rejuvenation to working with young coaches and seeing young players daily. He says he does not think Celtic should offer him, but believes he has merited the role. Major shareholder Dermot Desmond asked him back twice and O'Neill spent a couple of minutes with him after the win.
"“No, I don't think anything would be said,” O'Neill, 74, said on TalkSPORT when asked about his and the club's managerial future. “We've got the big Scottish Cup final next Saturday and I don't think that anything would be discussed [before] then, nor was I expecting it to.”"
"“If you were asking me today, I genuinely wouldn't have the energy to do it at this moment. I am fairly decent in terms of age. I'm going to see less days than I've seen.”"
"“Who knows? I definitely found energy from somewhere. I think that was to do with working with a lot of people, young coaches who were fantastic for me. And also, stepping into the training ground each day and seeing a lot of young people, I did definitely, I felt a rejuvenation. I definitely felt some sort renaissance as much as anything else. And that hasn't left me as from today. I'm tired, but it hasn't left me as from today.”"
"“Do I think that Celtic should offer me? I don't think that. Do I feel I've merited? Of course I have.” Major shareholder Dermot Desmond twice asked O'Neill back to the club this term and O'Neill said he had spent “a couple of minutes” with Desmond following Saturday's win, adding:"
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