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Celtic are close to appointing Columbus Crew boss Wilfried Nancy as their new manager.
It’s understood talks with the 48-year-old are at an advanced stage.
The Hoops are also in discussions with Nancy’s recommended backroom team, which is likely to include a coach familiar with Celtic and Scottish football.
Celtic will also have to agree compensation with Columbus Crew.
It’s expected that interim boss Martin O’Neill and assistant Shaun Maloney will remain in charge for Celtic’s Europa League clash away to Feyenoord on Thursday, as well as Sunday’s trip to Edinburgh to face Hibernian, live on Sky Sports.
All being well, Celtic hope to have Nancy in the door as their new manager next week.
In the last two years, Nancy has won the MLS Cup and Leagues Cup as well as being named MLS Coach of the Year. He also took Columbus Crew to the CONCACAF Champions Cup final last year.
Nancy refused to rule out Celtic move
Nancy guided Columbus Crew to seventh in the MLS Eastern Conference last season
When asked about a potential move to Celtic at Columbus Crew’s end of season press conference, Nancy refused to rule himself out of contention.
“I’m not here to talk about myself. I’m here to talk about the team, first of all,” Nancy said.
“And I have nothing to say about any kind of reports.”
Nancy guided Columbus Crew to seventh in the MLS Eastern Conference during the 2025 season, but was eliminated over three games by second seed FC Cincinnati in the first round of the play-offs.
Celtic’s upcoming fixtures
- Feyenoord (A) – Europa League – Thursday
- Hibernian (A) – Scottish Premiership – Sunday – live on Sky Sports
- Dundee (H) – Scottish Premiership – December 3
- Hearts (H) – Scottish Premiership – December 7 – live on Sky Sports
- Roma (H) – Europa League – December 11
- St Mirren (N) – League Cup final – December 14
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