O'Neill a 'no-brainer' for Celtic – now major rebuild awaits

O'Neill a 'no-brainer' for Celtic – now major rebuild awaitsImage source, SNSImage caption, Martin O'Neill is poised to continue as Celtic manager on a one-year contractByGeorge O'NeillBBC Sport ScotlandPublished3 minutes agoCeltic appointing Martin O'Neill on a permanent basis is a "no-brainer", according to the club's former captain Paul Lambert.O'Neill is set to continue at Parkhead after two interim spells culminated in a league and cup double last season, agreeing to a one-year deal.Celtic have not yet confirmed the appointment officially, but they have decided continuity is king as they try to avoid the difficulties which plagued parts of last season."It's a no-brainer," Lambert told BBC Scotland. "He knows the club, he knows what it is to win there."Celtic is not a development club. It's a club that has to win and there's nobody better to do that."It is difficult to express just how impressive O'Neill's success was last term, but Celtic must navigate another testing summer transfer window if they are to continue in a similar vein next season.O'Neill set to continue as Celtic boss - but other issues still to be resolvedPublished2 days agoTruth stranger than fiction as O'Neill leads Celtic from hostility to happinessPublished16 MayHow many key players will leave?It is not unfeasible that Celtic have more than 10 first-team players leave this summer. It is perhaps the biggest rebuild since Ange Postecoglou took charge in 2021.We already know goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has retired because of a serious shoulder injury, and there are likely to be several more exits.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kelechi Iheanacho are both out of contract and loan players Marcelo Saracchi, Julian Araujo, Tomas Cvancara, Benjamin Arthur, Junior Adamu and Joel Mvuka all return to their parent clubs.Saracchi impressed as an able deputy to Kieran Tierney at left-back, but it rema...