The 7 prime Celtic candidates for next manager as Dermot Desmond weighs up risk and reward for Ange replacement

Ange Postecoglou never stops but it’s time for Celtic to start another manager hunt after the Aussie’s switch to Spurs.

The Hoops are on the lookout for their fifth boss in the last nine years but there should be no shortage of willing candidates eager to take over at Scotland’s Treble kings. However, the Hoops board won’t get away with plucking out any old gaffer from the pile of CVs pouring through the Parkhead letter box.

The Celtic faithful will be looking for someone with a track record of success and a philosophy to excite. Recruiting someone with the stature and gravitas to satisfy those demands isn’t always easy, as they found with Eddie Howe two summers ago. But Postecoglou proved, sometimes gambling on a lesser known candidate can offer rich reward.

So who will Celtic chiefs go for this time? Here Record Sport takes a look at the leading contenders.

AGE: 48

CLUBS MANAGED: Leeds Carnegie, Ostersund, Swansea, Brighton, Chelsea

TROPHIES: One Swedish Cup, two Swedish lower league titles

Celtic enjoyed major success after providing Brendan Rodgers - a former Brighton boss who had tasted life with one of England’s top sides - with a chance to repair his image, so might they try again with Potter?

The 48-year-old made it to the Premier League the hard way after starting out with Leeds Carnegie in the ninth tier of England’s pyramid but his willingness to engage unconventional methods saw him climb quickly to the top of the game.

A move to Swedish side Ostersund was an unlikely springboard as he led the part-time outfit from the Scandinavian nation’s fourth division into Europe, where they went onto stun Arsenal at the Emirates.

That caught the attention of clubs in England and after impressive work