“I’m absolutely obsessed with football, obsessed with learning and improving. That could be an amazing environment to do so.”
Damien Duff has confirmed that he is in talks with Celtic about a coaching role with the Scottish champions. Duff is currently the coach of Shamrock Rovers Under-15 team.
Reports in Scotland on Tuesday claimed that the former Republic of Ireland winger had been in discussions with Celtic over a position at the club.
Duff confirmed those reports and said he travelled to Glasgow last week to speak with the club about a role with their reserve side. He said he is still in discussions and hopes to make the move.
“I spoke to them last week. I went over to the training ground and met everybody,” Duff said on RTE’s Champions League coverage on Tuesday night.
“It was so impressive. For me and most Irish men, they are one of the biggest clubs in the world. There is a role going there with the reserves. We’re still talking to them.
“I’m obsessed with learning and improving. That could be an amazing environment to do so”
“What route am I going to go down after finishing football? That’s all I know. I don’t have a school education, so I can’t go down that route.
“I’m absolutely obsessed with football, obsessed with learning and improving. That could be an amazing environment to do so.”
"That's dinosaur mentality, you have to train five times a week"https://t.co/gbjG1g8WUw
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Duff said that is very keen on the role, but he obviously has to consider his family before making a decision.
“Maybe I’ll have to bribe them with getting a dog,” he joked.
“I’m afraid of dogs, so I’ll obviously have to rent two houses over there! It’s an amazing club and something will hopefully happen.”
You can watch Duff here:
Damien Duff says talks with Glasgow Celtic are ongoing as he considers a coaching role with the Scottish giants pic.twitter.com/5mEUfzEp6f
— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) November 27, 2018
