Celtic have appointed Wilfried Nancy as their new head coach, prizing him from the Columbus Crew and ending a more than month-long search for a permanent successor to Brendan Rodgers.

Nancy has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Scottish giants and will officially begin work on Thursday.

Columbus said they had reached an agreement for Nancy to join Celtic for an undisclosed fee. The MLS side added that assistant coach Kwame Ampadu, assistant coach and fitness coach Jules Gueguen and video performance coach Maxime Chalier will join Nancy in Glasgow.

"I am so happy to be named Celtic Manager, it is a massive honour for myself and my family," Nancy said in the team's announcement.

"I know the history, I know the values of Celtic and I know what is expected of me on this jou

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