SAUDI CAL? DOUBTFUL, SAYS BROWN

SCOTT BROWN insists that if he was Brendan Rodgers he wouldn't think twice about trying to tempt Callum McGregor into a money-spinning move to Saudi Arabia.

- BY GRAEME YOUNG

But the Celtic icon (below) reckons the skipper will resist temptations and stay in Glasgow, with Martin O'Neill returning to the helm after Wilfried Nancy's nightmare run was ended after two wins in eight games.

Brown knows both McGregor and Rodgers inside out, with the trio integral to a side that ran amok by landing seven trophies out of seven when working together, and it's understood the Al-Qadsiah boss wants the 32-year-old to spearhead his Saudi revolution.

And while Brown wouldn't think twice about making the call, the Ayr United boss reckons he might not be able to convince his prized pupil to leave the club he loves.