Celtic: Martin O’Neill agrees Celtic future ahead of Scottish Cup

He added: “When I first came back in October, that was my main concern. Having not managed for a while, there are different ways to play the game.

“That was my concern, not about ruining what I did 20-odd years ago, but getting too old to be in this game. It’s definitely a great sense of pride for me now.”

Celtic were linked with Jens Barthel Asko of Motherwell, But he is joining Toulouse, Ferencvaros boss Robbie Keane has also been mentioned.

O’Neill said he had not had major discussions with Celtic’s hierarchy about a possible role next season.

Asked if there would be any talks after the Scottish Cup final, the Northern Irishman said: “I don’t really know”.

“I didn’t expect anyone to tell me anything,” he added.

“The response is we have to get Saturday out of the way and we’ll see what develops from there.”