Ronny Deila '˜hungry' for new job as Celtic exit looms

By The Newsroom
Published 7th May 2016, 00:00 BST
Outgoing Celtic manager Ronny Deila is keen to remain working abroad when he leaves the club. Picture: Alan Harvey/SNS GroupOutgoing Celtic manager Ronny Deila is keen to remain working abroad when he leaves the club. Picture: Alan Harvey/SNS Group
Outgoing Celtic manager Ronny Deila is keen to remain working abroad when he leaves the club. Picture: Alan Harvey/SNS Group
He already has the flights and accommodation booked for a holiday in the sun as soon as he signs off as Celtic manager next week.

But Ronny Deila would be prepared to forego recharging his batteries and instead jump straight into a new job if it appealed to him.

Even before he steps down from the Scottish champions, Deila has already been linked with the head coach’s position at Brondby.

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He insists he is unaware of any interest in him from the Danish club and that the only definite decision he has made about his future so far is that it will remain outside his native Norway.

“I want to stay abroad,” said Deila. “I have done everything I can in Norway. I’ve been abroad now and want to stay abroad. Could I manage another club in Scotland? That’s hard to say, you never know in football.

“I don’t know anything about Brondby. Again, it is rumours and there will be a lot of rumours now. But Denmark is definitely abroad for Norwegians, just like England is for Scots!

“What I know now is that I have three games left at 
Celtic, then I’m going to have a vacation. But I am hungry to keep working as a coach. I have learned a lot at Celtic, have gained a lot of experience and I want to stay abroad.

“When I work again will depend on what kind of job is available. If the job is right for me, I can start at once. If it isn’t right, then I will just have a good time in Marbella and wait and see.”

Deila admits that his next assignment is likely to be a step down from both the stature of club and weight of expectations he has encountered at Celtic.

“The most important thing for me is that I suit the style of the organisation and how they run things at t