Celtic Job Not On Wales Boss Bellamy's 'radar'

Craig Bellamy "understands" why his sanction has been linked pinch nan vacant managerial domiciled astatine erstwhile nine Celtic but is "fully committed" to Wales.

Celtic past period sacked Brendan Rodgers and their database of imaginable replacements included their erstwhile guardant Bellamy, who is contracted to Wales until 2028.

But Bellamy said he was focused connected nan upcoming World Cup and qualifiers arsenic Wales bid to scope adjacent summer's finals.

"It's not connected my radar - and it won't beryllium connected my radar," Bellamy said of nan Celtic job.

Wales look Liechtenstein and North Macedonia successful their last World Cup qualifying group games successful November and 2 wins would guarantee runners-up spot successful Group J.

Bellamy, who was appointed Wales leader successful July 2024, spent nan 2nd half of nan 2004-05 play connected indebtedness astatine Celtic from Newcastle United.

"I tin understand nan links because I played there, (now) I'm coaching, truthful I decidedly understand nan links," nan 46-year-old added.

"But to me, I emotion what I'm doing astatine this coming moment. I person to beryllium honest. I'm wholly focused connected what's to come.

"It looks it's going to beryllium a play-off successful March, we cognize that and to me, that's each I'm focused connected and I cognize it's a small spot cliched, but it's nan honorable truth.

"I couldn't want for thing much than what I person astatine this coming infinitesimal and that's wherever it lies pinch me."

The erstwhile Liverpool and Manchester City subordinate has impressed successful his first elder managerial role, starring Wales to promotion to nan apical tier of nan Nations League and implementing an adventurous caller style of play.

Bellamy is successful nan midst of nan astir testing spell of his tenure truthful far, pinch Wales losing 3 of their past 4 matches successful each competitions.

"I person a number of years to run... I did motion a four-year contract," Bellamy added.

"Now, I cognize nan crippled arsenic well. Like, you batch mightiness person capable of maine successful a short abstraction of time, that's reality arsenic well.

"But I consciousness arsenic agelong arsenic I'm wanted, and group successful Wales consciousness for illustration I tin add, past that to maine is thing that motivates me, past I stay.

"I effort and unrecorded time by time you know, it's not ever wise but to maine it makes consciousness and successful that I effort and admit what I have.

"Having this astatine nan infinitesimal has been 1 of nan champion periods of my life and hopefully that continues for a batch longer arsenic well."