Hoops skipper Scott Brown has welcomed the appointment of Brendan Rodgers to the Parkhead club.

The successor to Ronny Deila will be formally presented at a press conference at 4pm this afternoon at Celtic Park, and Brown is delighted with what he regards as a statement signing from the club.

Brown told the club website celticfc.net “I was down in London when I heard and it’s great news. The lads are in a group chat and we speak quite a lot and we are all delighted with Brendan coming in. It will be a fresh start for everyone and everyone will have to prove their worth.

“It’s definitely exciting. The players he will attract himself will be huge and everyone seemed to love his coaching at Liverpool and Swansea so it will be great for us to learn off him as well.

“He has done really well with his previous clubs, almost winning the league at Liverpool, and he has Champions League experience. Hopefully he comes here and we can continue to win leagues and cups and get into the Champions League.

“People say we can’t afford the top players now but we have just gone and got a top manager. He knows about the club which will help as he will understand what coming to a huge club with a big reputation is all about.”

Brown played against Rodgers’ Swansea side in a pre-season friendly and has been a fan of the Irishman’s attacking philosophy.

Citing previous manager Gordon Strachan, who signed Brown, the midfielder believes that Rodgers carries a similar stature.

“I did come across him at Swansea when we played down there in a friendly and they were flying at the time,” said Brown. “They played attacking, non-stop football which was good to watch and I’m sure the Swansea and Liverpool fans felt that as well, and here’s hoping our fans will feel like that.

“One of the reasons I came to Celtic was the fact there was a huge manager in charge who had done well down in England in Gordon Strachan, and now we have another huge manager who had done well down south, and he will bring that enthusiasm and experience along with his style of play.

“Everyone knows that Celtic is a high-pressure job and all the other things comes with it, but he will know what that's all about, having worked in a similar situation in Liverpool with that local rivalry with Everton, so that will be important for him.”

Brown has yet to be introduced to the new manager but spoken to Brendan Rodgers but he is already relishing a return from close season.

“I haven’t had a chance to speak to him yet but I’m sure we will chat soon, though he will be a busy man over the next few days,” said the captain.

“I will just need to see how the injury goes and how I’m feeling before I come back in. I don’t want to come back too early and start off with an injury, so I will make sure I’m 100 per cent.”

“The fans will definitely get behind him and that has been shown by the amount of supporters buying season tickets already,” said Brown.

“It will be good for them to see the gaffer’s style of play and how we adapt to that in the coming months. The Champions League qualifiers are going to be huge for us and if they get behind us like they have got behind the manager so far then it will be an unbelievable boost.”