The incessant chatter around Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham Hotspur is being treated as nothing but background noise in the Celtic dressing room.
There is, after all, the small matter of a treble to be dealt with over the next week. Greg Taylor treated the prospect of London calling for his manager with little more than a shrug.
The left-back knows itâs inevitable that all the success he has brought to Parkhead will not go unnoticed, but believes thereâs little point worrying about something which is complexly out with the playersâ control.
âWe just do our job on the pitch,â he said. âWe focus on every game and at a club this size you canât look anywhere else.
âWe have tunnel vision. Thereâs no point getting nervous about things like that, because itâs out with my control.
âIâm just trying to play a small role in the team and bring success to a club that demands and deserves success. Itâs out with my control.
âI suppose [itâs inevitable there will be interest]. Thatâs what happens when someone does well at anything in life, there will be plaudits that come with that.
âWhether thatâs trophies, individual honours or links to wherever it is, we understand thatâs part of the life of a footballer and a football manager.â
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Taylor was more preoccupied with Saturdayâs Premiership title celebrations. Celtic were presented with the trophy for a second consecutive season â and an 11th time in 12 years â after signing off in style with a 5-0 demolition of Aberdeen. Becoming champions marked the former Kilmarnock defenderâs sixth major honour in green and white, and it was he who assisted Kyogo Furuhashiâs opener on the day.
His silverware haul will rise to seven if Celtic take care of business at Hampden on Saturday, but he still has some way to go in catching up with two of his most decorated team-mates. Callum McGregor now has 19 trophies to his name, while itâs just the 22 for James Forrest.
The latter is set to be rewarded with a testimonial this summer, and will go down as one of Celticâs most successful ever players when he calls it a day. Taylor has been struck not only by the duoâs incredible record, but how much they still savour every moment of it.
And thatâs something that ensures the 25-year-old remains hugely appreciative of his own successes.
âUnbelievable â two club legends in my eyes,â he said. âThe amount of honours they have, games theyâve played, their goals and assists, theyâre both a credit to the club.
âYou can see they love every moment of winning things for Celtic. Well done to them.
âIâll do well if I can get to their level, to be honest. Itâs some feat to reach.
âI donât look that far ahead. Iâm really grateful to have the opportunity to play for a club this size at the moment, and however long that lasts I will try to take in every moment.
âItâd be crazy to get to their level. Itâs so hard to win things in a football career, so for those guys to have won that amount is really unbelievable. They are two legends.
âThese days never get boring, to be honest. It only gets more and more special every time.
âEvery time, you learn to appreciate it that wee bit more, to take in the things you wish you did the last time.
âIâll be appreciating every last second of playing for this club.
We need to realise there is a game next week so we have one eye on that, but you need to appreciate these moments.
âWeâre in a very privileged position that not many footballers get the chance to do, the chance to win things. Weâve got to appreciate that and appreciate with the fans.
âItâs a special day.â
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Focus will now shift quickly to that approaching cup final, one in which Celtic will be heavy favourites. Inverness finished sixth in this seasonâs Championship and were, incredibly, knocked out of the Scottish Cup before being reinstated after it was discovered Queenâs Park had fielded an ineligible player.
Even without that potential future pub quiz question, Inverness winning would be a monumental upset, outstripping even their own previous famous successes over Celtic. But Taylor is adamant there will be absolutely no hint of âitâs only Invernessâ within the favouritesâ camp.
âI donât think anyone in this building associated with the first team would utter those words,â he said. âWe know Inverness will be raring to go, itâs a cup final and you only get the opportunity on the day.
âWeâve treated every game the same way all throughout the season â we prepare for the next one and thatâs what weâll do for the final.
âIt brings a different pressure to us, definitely. But weâre the favourites in most games that we play and we understand thatâs the pressure at this club.
âIt was a good performance on Saturday which I think was needed going into the final. Itâs something to build on and weâll be ready.
âIt was important after the last few games, for a number of reasons. We didnât get to the levels we had done for 10-11 months before that, so it was important that we put on a performance, especially for the fans. They were amazing.
âWeâre in a good place going into the final.â
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