Former Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre is interested in replacing Neil Lennon as Celtic manager according to a report in Scottish Daily Mail‘ by the well-informed Stephen McGowan.
Whether the veteran coach, who was sacked by the Bundesliga giants in December after a disappointing start to the season, will fit the profile that Celtic are looking for as a new era gets underway with the likes of Lennon, skipper Scott Brown and CEO Peter Lawwell all leaving.
The 63-year-old Swiss coach guided Dortmund into the knock-out stages of the Champions League after finishing top of their group. Previously Favre has managed at Hertha Berlin, Borussia Monchengladbach and Nice.
He was sacked by Dortmund in December with his side dropping to fifth place in the Bundesliga after a 5-1 defeat to Stuttgart and has recently been tipped to get the Lyon job in the summer but it looks like that is instead going to go to current Lille coach Christophe Galtier.
That could open the door for Celtic if they see Favre as their man although the likes of Bayer Leverkusen are also in the frame.
McGowan lists the potential managers who are in the running to become the next Celtic boss with Lucien Favre joining Eddie Howe, Enzo Maresca, Roy Keane, John Kennedy, Chris Wilder and Scotland manager Steve Clarke. The other name previously on the list – Jesse Marsch, the Salzburg coach with Celtic connections, has ruled himself out for now at least.
