• Connor Andrews, Sports Writer

• Published: 18:47, 31 Oct 2025
• Updated: 18:47, 31 Oct 2025

Little-known French coach Wilfried Nancy has emerged as an outside candidate for the Celtic managerial vacancy, talkSPORT understands.

The Columbus Crew head coach, who previously worked as an assistant under Thierry Henry at Montreal, won’t be a familiar name to many outside of MLS, particularly given his low-profile playing career.

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Nancy will be a very unfamiliar name to Celtic fansCredit: Getty

However, talkSPORT understands he is a candidate on the club’s list of options to replace Brendan Rodgers.

Other more recognisable names in the running are former striker Robbie Keane and Ipswich’s Keiran McKenna.

Recently sacked Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou is currently the betting favourite, but sources have played down a return to Celtic Park.

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Former defender Nancy played mainly in the lower leagues of French football, most notably in the second tier with Toulon in the 1990s.

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