Willy Sagnol is reportedly keen on the Celtic job.
Neil Lennon is in the box seat for the Celtic job, having kept the Bhoys moving forward during his interim stint in charge of the club.
Lennon returned as interim Celtic boss in February following Brendan Rodgers’ abrupt exit to Leicester City, and he will be the prime candidate for the permanent job as he nears a treble.
However, other candidates may well be considered, and Willy Sagnol’s UK-based representative Alex McDonald has told The Scottish Sun that Sagnol will be applying for the job this summer.
Some may remember Sagnol from his days at Bayern Munich, but here are five facts about the Frenchman…
1. Born in Saint-Etienne, Sagnol started his career with his hometown club before moving on to Monaco, and then to Bayern Munich in 2000.
2. The full back racked up more than 250 appearances for Bayern, winning five league titles and even a Champions League in a glittering stint with the Munich giants.
3. Sagnol always had strong competition for playing time with France, but he still managed 58 caps for his country, and helped win the 2006 World Cup with a series of fine displays, whilst even scoring his penalty in the final shootout.
4. After managing France’s Under-21’s, Sagnol turned his hand to club management with Bordeaux, winning 40% of his games before being sacked in March 2016.
5. Sagnol became Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant at Bayern in 2017, and became interim boss just months later when Ancelotti was sacked, but left upon Jupp Heynckes returning to the club, and has been out of football since.
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