Brendan Rodgers insists he’s thrilled to be heading Dublin in pre-season – but the dream is to be back in the Irish capital at the end of the campaign.The Celtic boss will lead a side to the Aviva Stadium on July 29 to take on Wolves in a glamour friendly.
The same venue will host the Europa League Final this coming season and Rodgers joked he’d love a return trip. The Irishman said: “Well there we go - as if by magic!
That would be nice, wouldn’t it. It’s an exciting thought of course, but there are many challenges ahead and we want to be as competitive as we can be in Europe.” Rodgers is not getting ahead of himself though as his first target is to get Celtic competing in the Champions League group stage.He said: “You always have to be realistic.
You can be in a group with some of the richest teams in the world. Of course you want to be competitive and we can bring our A-Game.
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