BRENDAN Rodgers could finally break his silence over his second Celtic exit after being lined up to speak at a fan event in Glasgow.
A Celtic State of Mind podcast announced that Rodgers would appear at a live event at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on June 14, 2027.
Now head coach of Saudi Pro League side Al Qadsiah, the Carnlough man has maintained his silence over his departure from Celtic on October 28 last year.
The 53-year-old had consistently stressed he would not leave Celtic before his three-year contract expired in the summer of 2026, unless he was “emptied” by the club.
But Celtic announced Rodgers had “tendered his resignation” while prinicipal shareholder Dermot Desmond accused the Northern Irishman of being “misleading, divisive and self-serving” and claimed he had “stoked division”.
Rodgers had expressed frustration over the club’s transfer business, which saw them fail to replace main goalscorer Kyogo Furuhashi with a proven striker during a six-month period before drawing a blank in their Champions League play-off against Kairat Almaty, who won a penalty shoot-out.
Although Martin O’Neill ultimately led Celtic to the double last season, fans’ frustrations over the club’s transfer strategy resurfaced after they suffered a sixth consecutive failure in Champions League qualifying after signing only four players before their play-off against LASK.
Rodgers had also expressed frustration over the speed of Celtic’s transfer activity during his first spell in charge, which ended when he moved to Leicester in February 2019.
The former Liverpool manager claimed last year’s summer transfer window had left him feeling “empty” and argued the club needed to make more “timely investments”.
Desmond claimed Rodgers’ public statements about transfers and club operations came “entirely out of the blue”.
The Irishman added: “He was given final say over all football matters and was consistently backed in the recruitment process — including record investment in players he personally identified and approved.
“When his comments were made publicly, I sought to address them directly. Brendan and I met for over three hours at his home in Scotland to discuss the issue. Despite ample opportunity, he was unable to identify a single instance where the club had obstructed or failed to support him. The facts did not match his public narrative.
“Regrettably, his words and actions since then have been divisive, misleading, and self-serving.
“They have contributed to a toxic atmosphere around the club and fuelled hostility towards members of the executive team and the board.”
Desmond continued: “What has failed recently was not due to our structure or model, but to one individual’s desire for self-preservation at the expense of others.”
Rodgers did not respond in any way but supporters will now get the chance to quiz him on his exit during what has been billed as “interactive fan Q&A session” after an on-stage interview.
