Preston North End manager Alex Neil has emerged as a contender to succeed Brendan Rodgers as manager of Celtic in the summer.

Neil has earned plaudits for his work at Deepdale, keeping his side in contention for the Championship play-offs on a limited budget and with an attractive playing style.

Despite his relatively tender age for a manager of 37, Neil has plenty of experience in the top job.

Preston boss Alex Neil is a contender to succeed Brendan Rodgers as Celtic boss in summer

He has already managed in Scotland with Hamilton Academical and guided Norwich City into the Premier League via the play-offs.

Celtic put Neil Lennon in caretaker charge and he has aspirations of taking the role permanently.

However, the Scottish champions will continue to assess other options as they look to restructure their managerial set-up in the summer and consider bringing in a director of football also.