Nonetheless, talking on Friday for the primary time for the reason that window closed, he mentioned he was “hopeful” of extending his deal – if the circumstances had been proper.
Requested if he felt let down by the membership's incapacity to again him, Rodgers mentioned: “It isn't about me.
“I need Celtic to be the easiest that it may be. My ambition is for the membership, for our supporters, for the gamers.
“It isn't a private factor for me. I can solely do my best possible to enhance what it's we have to enhance. No matter state of affairs I am in, I'll then look to be the easiest that I may be.
“The primary time I used to be right here, I most likely left due to that [frustration at lack of backing]. However I will not be doing that this time. Completely no likelihood – 100%.
“My responsibility is to be right here and assist the workforce, the squad, the membership get again once more and shifting on.”
Requested if a window that Rodgers admitted “may have been higher for us” had made him ponder quitting, he added: “It did not. It did not make me suppose to stroll away. I simply felt empty, if I am sincere.
“It was an extended course of and the burden is in your shoulders while you're right here, carrying all the things. When it does not fairly go the best way you need, then after all you will have an empty feeling.
“However then as one of many leaders of the membership and significantly the supervisor of the workforce, you have to get your head round it and you have to cope with it after which you have to try to maximise what you will have.”
When pressed on whether or not this summer season had influenced his pondering with regard to remaining on the membership past this season, Rodgers mentioned: “No, it hasn't actually modified from the final time.
“I might love to remain right here longer. I've had casual chats with Dermot [Desmond, the majority shareholder] and Michael [Nicholson, chief executive].
“I have never had a proposal but to suppose over and till that comes then I am not going to be so smug to say, ‘yeah, I need to be right here for one more three years'. The membership won't need me right here.”
He added: “If not, then it is perhaps simply there's two philosophies that do not fairly add up and I additionally settle for that.
“I am going to go away, I will be a Celtic supporter for the remainder of my life and we'll go our separate methods. However my hope was to return again right here, to take the membership ahead.”
