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Former Celtic captain Jackie McNamara says he would be "all for it" if his old boss, Martin O'Neill, stayed on for another season with the Scottish champions.
At 74, O'Neill steered the club to the Premiership and Scottish Cup double despite a season marred by managerial changes and fan unrest.
Ahead of a crucial summer of recruitment on and off the field, McNamara feels the club will be "in a good, safe pair of hands" with O'Neill staying in some capacity.
Speaking at Hamdpen as he helped launch next month's Refugee World Cup, McNamara said: "If he wants to stay another year I'd be delighted with that.
"Even if he wanted to go upstairs in some capacity, on the board or in recruitment or whatever. He's shown how important he is.
"There was a lot of noise between the fans and the board and I think that noise has stopped the last few months because the focus was back on the team and on winning."
Should O'Neill feel he has unfinished business on the touchline at Celtic Park, McNamara is certain he will want assurances about the club's ambition in the transfer market.
"Anybody coming in would be looking for that," McNamara added.
"Martin knows what he needs moving forward to try and get into the Champions League. The recruitment side needs to be sorted with a sporting director coming in or head of recruitment or whatever title they'll use.
"That needs to be done quickly as well, the same with the chairman as well so there's a lot of changes coming this summer.
"The important bit was that Celtic won the league to give them a chance to make the Champions League because that attracts players to come as well."
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