Craig now emerges as person of interest

THE man heading up the hunt for Celtic's next manager has identified Wales boss Craig Bellamy as one of the leading targets.

- BY KEITH JACKSON

Record Sport understands the Parkhead club's head of football operations Paul Tisdale is drawing up a shortlist of potential candidates following Brendan Rodgers' shock axing.

And Bellamy has emerged already as a person of considerable interest.

Ipswich head coach Kieran McKenna was made the early front runner but we revealed yesterday that it would cost around £5million in compensation in order to plunder the 39-year-old and his backroom staff from Portman Road.