Rodgers says he's far from wishing O'Riley out the door but senses he might be at a point in his career where he fancies a change.
Brendan Rodgers admits he doesn’t know if star man Matt O’Riley will commit to signing a new Celtic contract.
"The experience tells me when players are at a certain point. He is in his third year now. I said to him in pre-season, ‘I can make you a better player and improve you as a player’. But naturally what happens at Celtic is that you improve and develop and then, you know…. “Of course we want to keep him here, we would love to keep him here, and I believe that he still has a lot of development to do here. But he is showing some great signs. He has a wonderful attitude to the game, he is ambitious - but ambitious for Celtic as well as himself.
He said: “Yeah, it was an open conversation and that’s what I’ve always had here with Michael and the guys. I didn’t think we could afford to lose another starter and the club were very supportive of that. They were great.
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