Bellamy rules himself out of running for the vacant Celtic hotseat

CRAIG Bellamy has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant manager's job at Celtic.

- TOM COLEMAN

announcing his Wales squad

The Scottish giants are on the hunt for a long-term successor to Brendan Rodgers, who left the club last week, and Bellamy is one of the names to have been mentioned as a possibility.

However, he insists ensuring Wales get to next summer's World Cup is the only thing on his mind right now, adding he remains committed to the job at hand.

"I can understand the links because I played there," he said. "I definitely understand the links, but to me I love what I'm doing at this present moment.

"I'm completely focused on what's to come. It looks like it's going to be a playoff in March, and to me that's what I'm focused on. I know it's a little bit cliched but it's the honest truth.

"I enjoy speaking to you [the press]. I enjoy this. I couldn't want anything more than I have at this present moment.

"That's where it lies with me. Anything else just isn't on my radar and it won't be on my radar. I'm a real proud Welshman. I don't believe anyone's as proud to be as Welsh as me, and I'm sure we all feel the same. We all have that.

"This has made it even more. It really has.

"We were in Bangor last week. We're like a roadshow. I've fallen in love with the country even more and more. I'm grateful for what I have at the moment."

Interestingly, however, Bellamy appeared to leave the door open to a future move to Celtic Park.