Ange Postecoglou’s career has taken him from Celtic to Tottenham and now Saudi Arabia, but a return to international management has suddenly been floated.

Postecoglou is currently managing Al-Nassr, where he is working with Cristiano Ronaldo, and there is no suggestion he is preparing to leave his current role.

However, uncertainty around Australia manager Tony Popovic has brought the possibility of a future change into focus.

Popovic’s contract is due to expire next March after Australia reached the last 32 of the 2026 World Cup before going out to Egypt on penalties.

Speaking on The Mark Schwarzer Podcast, the former goalkeeper included Postecoglou among several names he feels should be discussed.

“For me, Peter Cklamovski, Ange Postecoglou, Kevin Muscat, John Aloisi: they’ve all got to be names in some form of discussion.”

Postecoglou has plenty of history with the national team.

He managed Australia between 2013 and 2017, leading them to Asian Cup glory in 2015 before securing qualification for the 2018 World Cup.

His career then took him through Japan before Celtic came calling in 2021.

That included the domestic Treble in his final campaign before Tottenham moved to take him to the Premier League.

A second spell with Australia would therefore represent something of a full-circle move for the 61-year-old.

Schwarzer believes the decision over who leads the next generation of Australian players will be an important one.

“We’ve got an exciting group of players. Who is the right person to take this crop of young players that are coming through mixed with experienced players?”

For now, Postecoglou remains in Saudi Arabia and Australia have not made any move for him.

But his name being brought back into the discussion will be of interest to Celtic supporters given how quickly his managerial career has moved since leaving Parkhead in 2023.