Kieran McKenna has denied that any talks have been ongoing between him and Celtic over becoming their new manager.

talkSPORT understands that the Ipswich Town boss is a candidate to be Brendan Rodgers 's permanent successor. 'There's a shout' - Celtic told to appoint club legend as new manager over Kieran McKenna and Robbie Keane

Rodgers resigned from his position on Tuesday , just 24 hours after the Hoops were beaten 3-1 by Hearts in a crucial match.

Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney are in interim charge for now , with their tenure starting with a 4-0 thrashing of Falkirk.

However, the search for a new manager is continuing in the background, as names continue to be rumoured for the role.

McKenna is one of them, and talkSPORT has learned the Ipswich boss has the backing of

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