Neil Lennon puts Celtic on Liverpool size level but reckons Premier League invite is NEVER coming for them or Rangers

Neil Lennon reckons Celtic can match Liverpool for global appeal, but has dismissed the notion of them and Rangers ever being welcomed into the English Premier League.

The Glasgow duo upping sticks and heading south is a hypothetical that rears its head every few years, with an acceptance that it’s unlikely to ever happen. Celtic and Rangers armed with the financial weapons that even midsize clubs south of the border now have in their arsenal is an intriguing thought when it comes to upsetting the status quo in the self styled "best league in the world."

And while there’s no doubt both clubs appeal to a huge worldwide audience, Lennon sees no chance of them gatecrashing the billionaire’s playground that is the English top flight. He told William Hill's No Tippy Tappy Football podcast: “Celtic are a massive club. Every week there are 60,000 fans inside Celtic Park, and Rangers are the same. It’s a bit like Manchester City versus Manchester United but it’s far more historical.

“I think worldwide Celtic would be up there with the likes of Liverpool in terms of support. We went to America for pre-season a lot and there would be thousands of fans in Boston, New York, and Seattle. We’ve been to Australia a few times and there are so many expats out there as well. There’s massive support all around the world.

“The problem is that they are playing in Scotland. If you stay up in the Premier League you get a minimum of £120 million. If you win the Scottish league you get between five to eight million, so you can see the disparity between how Celtic and Rangers have to go about their business and how the Premier League teams do.

“I can’t see it ever happening because the Premier League chairmen won’t vote Celtic and Rangers to