After weeks and months of speculation on Eddie Howe becoming the next Celtic manager, it has sensationally collapsed.
The deal looked in the bag with many media journalists close to the club reporting it was a matter of when and not if. Celtsarehere.com were fully behind this narrative because we were told reliably that Eddy had accepted the job and it was all down to his backroom staff coming in.
We have spoken with the club directly this afternoon and we can confirm the deal is OFF.
From the club’s point of view, this is what we’ve been told:
- Eddie Agreed to be the next manager of Celtic
- Wanted his team in place before signing
- Asked the club to hold off until after the Championship playoffs.
- He was offered a blank canvass with regards to his backroom staff
- After the playoffs, Eddie tried to assemble his team.
- Some of them didn’t want to relocate to Glasgow, others can’t get away from Bournemouth.
- He was unwilling to take the job without the team he wanted and pulled out.
A club spokesperson told CeltsAreHere – ‘The club acted in good faith that Eddie would sign a deal to become the next Celtic manager and they’re frustrated at the collapse.’
We have also been told Celtic always had a Plan B and they have taken action today and are now in ‘advanced talks’ to sign the next manager of the football club.
