Rodgers happy at Celtic amid PL links

The Northern Irishman has revitalised his career since moving North of the border and turned heads when he guided the Scottish side to a remarkable 69-game unbeaten run domestically.

Such has been his success with Celtic that Rodgers has been regularly linked with a return to the Premier League, after coming close to winning the title in 2013/14 with Liverpool.

However, in an interview with 'The Daily Mail' on Sunday, Rodgers insisted that he has no immediate plans to return to English football.

"If you're happy, ultimately that's all that matters," Rodgers explained.

"The money's irrelevant. You can have 'X' amount of pounds in your bank every month but if you're not happy and you're not finding peace in what you're doing, it doesn't really matter.

"I love the Premier League, the quality of the players, the quality of the coaches. There are great challenges. But there are arms and legs flying off managers down there.

"I came here because I was asked by the major shareholder, Dermot Desmond, to be the architect of the club. I don't have to control absolutely everything because it is very difficult to do that now in the modern game. I don't need that.

"But I'm in a position where I'm in my dream job. As a guy from Northern Ireland who supported Celtic and worked in football, I'm living my dream here."

However, Rodgers did admit that he will move on eventually, with a mix of realism and ambition likely to ensure that he does not remain at Celtic Park long term.

"I want to work through until I'm 60 and get to a thousand games and I probably know I won't do the other 500-odd games here at Celtic," Rodgers admitted.

"Between the club and I, we will look at it and see where we're at. I have to do the best with the resources we have here. That's not a lack of ambition. That's me at a club where I have a sense of happiness every day."