Northern Irishman Rodgers was recruited by the former CEO of Celtic's arch-rivals Rangers, James Bisgrove, who now holds the same role at Al Qadsiah.

Bisgrove described Rodgers' arrival as a "landmark moment for the club".

Rodgers, 52, led Liverpool to a runners-up finish in the Premier League in the 2013-2014 season and won the FA Cup with Leicester in 2021.

In two spells at Celtic he won the league four times, the Scottish Cup on three occasions and the League Cup four times.

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