Why David Moyes is nailed on to be future Celtic manager as pundit insists he would take job 'in a millisecond'
Chelsea and Everton legend believes the timing hasn’t been right for David Moyes to take on the Celtic job
Celtic are closing in on appointing a new manager with Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy reported in advanced discussions with the Premiership champions.
The French was identified as the Hoops hierarchy’s top candidate, over three weeks since Brendan Rodgers left the club following his shock resignation in the wake of their defeat to Hearts at Tynecastle before the international break.
And former Scotland international Pat Nevin has named current Everton boss David Moyes as someone who is nailed on to become a future Celtic manager.
Chelsea and Toffees legend Nevin, who has known Moyes since their teenage years, reckons his old mat international team-mate could still become the main man at Parkhead at some point before considering retirement
He told CasinoHawks: “It's purely about timing. There are two jobs that David Moyes was made for. I think Scotland was the second one, but the number one was Celtic.
“He and I came through Celtic together as kids, so we knew each other since I was 13 or 14. He's had 'manager' written across his forehead for his entire life. When he was 15, you could actually see it because he was captain, obviously, but coming through he was just that type.
“He just looked like somebody who should have been Celtic manager, but the timing has never been quite right. There were times when he would have taken it, I'm sure, absolutely, but Celtic had a manager in place who was doing well. And then the times when he wasn't available to do it himself, he would have taken it in a millisecond.”
There have been previous occasions when Moyes would have taken the Celtic job, but the Parkhead side already had a successful boss in place. Similarly, there have been times when Moyes was unavailable.
Nevin added: “There is a possibility at the end of the season Stevie Clarke will leave. He might end up at Celtic, you never know. If the timing's right, people will look at Moyes.
“But I don't think the timing will be right there again because Moyes is absolutely loving what he's doing at Everton right now.
“You go all the way through the career and there's just loads of times like that it could have been. It's very, very strange. And that's the same with managers and that's the same with Moyes. And that's the reason why he's not going to Scotland, he's not Scotland manager yet.”