The former Motherwell man was linked with the hot seat at Celtic Park this summer
Former Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou was asked to confirm how close he came to becoming Celtic manager this summer during an appearance on the Open Goal Podcast. Andy Halliday and Paul Slane visited Toulouse for a Youtube Vlog where they got to sit down with Askou for an interview after he left Motherwell for France this summer.
When asked about the links to the Celtic job the Danish manager remained coy and wouldn’t be drawn into which jobs he could have taken instead of Toulouse this summer.
Andy Halliday said he was terrified of his former manager going to Celtic before asking how close a move to the club actually was. He asked – “Was there ever any approach at your point of view or were you quite settled in broadening your horizon seeing what the options were and ultimately choosing a beautiful city like Toulouse?”
Berthel Askou responded by saying “I don’t want to talk about what other opportunities might have been. I’ll let people speculate about that. I’m here now and I’m happy about that. I feel that that’s a very good decision I’ve made to be here and I’m extremely excited now.”
We don’t know if Askou was offered the role or not, however the former Motherwell man was quick to shut down the line of questioning and only wanted to reaffirm he was happy to be in France this season. His new side have not got off to a great start and are yet to win a game under his leadership. It will be interesting to see whether Askou can replicate the successful style of play he had at Motherwell. If he does well in France then maybe there is the possibility of Celtic renewing their reported interest after Martin O’Neill moves on from the club. Many Celtic fans will keep an eye on the job the former Motherwell man does for that very reason.
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