RISK OF REIGN

Former Celt Wilson reckons club are stepping into the unknown if Nancy takes hotseat

- BY SCOTT BURNS

FOLK HEROES Celts' Ange, above, & Wilson

THE Celtic board will be hoping Wilfried Nancy can become their new Ange Postecoglou.

That is the view of former Hoops defender Kelvin Wilson.

Postecoglou was, like Nancy, a left-field appointment when Celtic appointed him back in 2021. The Aussie went on to lift five trophies in his two success-filled seasons at Parkhead.

Celtic are now in the final throes of naming Nancy as their new manager and finalising his move from Columbus Crew. Wilson admitted: ‘Again it is a risk, like Ange was.

‘Ange proved to be highly successful and the Celtic board will be hoping he can do something similar. They will have done their homework and that is why he has emerged as the major contender.

“I don't know too much about him outside the fact he has done well in Major League Soccer. It will be really interesting”