Dermot Desmond insists Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers will still have European targets to aim for – even if he leads the team to the Treble in tomorrow’s Scottish Cup Final against Aberdeen.

Former Liverpool boss Rodgers has enjoyed a flawless first season in charge of the Hoops, with the champions still unbeaten at domestic level.

But Desmond, who is the largest shareholder at Celtic, insists Rodgers still wants to lead the side beyond the Champions League group stages.

He said: “The ambition is always to further our position in Europe, get into the group stages in the first instance, qualify for that, and then get out of the group stage to the last 16. 

“That’s what the manager has set his sights on.”

Desmond, meanwhile, insists he is not counting his chickens ahead of the Hampden showdown against the Dons.

He added: “It’s not a foregone conclusion. We always have a tough match against Aberdeen.”