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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Paul O'Hehir

Stephen Kenny says Damien Duff is under no pressure to iron out his immediate future with Celtic

Damien Duff is under no pressure to iron out his immediate future with Celtic.

That is according to Stephen Kenny who was thrilled to name the Ireland legend on his coaching staff with the senior international team.

Duff will officially take up his coaching role with the Boys in Green on August 1 whereas assistant manager Keith Andrews starts immediately.

It has been suggested that Duff may be moving home to Dublin permanently once Celtic’s historic quadruple treble push is over.

Duff joined the Glasgow giants from Shamrock Rovers in January 2019 as reserve team boss.

But he was swiftly elevated to first-team coaching duties under interim manager Neil Lennon before that team was made permanent.

“With respect to Celtic, they have to sort that out between them but Damien is trying to sort out his situation,” said the new Ireland boss Kenny.

Ireland manager Stephen Kenny (©INPHO/Tommy Dickson)

“It’s been immense for him, a great learning curve and he has really enjoyed it. He tells me what a fantastic club it is and how much he has enjoyed his time there.

“But we will have to see what develops as he was hoping to see out the season and win the treble there at least but I don’t want to speak about his future, he can do that.”

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