Flop Celtic manager breaks silence on dugout return offers as he insists 'It's all a question of timing'
Frenchman remains out of work since leaving Parkhead in January after a turbulent 33-day reign as Celtic boss
Former Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy has reiterated his desire to manage in Ligue 1 - and confessed he’s had several offers to make a return to the dugout.
The Frenchman is back living in the United States after his disastrous Parkhead tenure lasted just eight matches in January.
Nancy was recently linked with the vacant roles at FC Lorient and OGC Nice, but has yet to decide on his next steps.
It was reported by L’Equipe earlier this month that he was the ‘front-runner’ and was due to hold talks about taking charge of the latter-named club after they narrowly avoided relegation from the French top-flight via the playoffs.
“It’s all a question of timing,” he declared in an interview with Nice-Matin. “I can’t complain; I’ve already received offers from Ligue 1 and Europe in the past. I miss Toulon; I miss the South of France.
“I have to go all the way to Florida just to relive those memories. Perhaps one day I’ll come back to the Cote d’Azur or Toulon - provided the club were playing at a much higher level.”
Nancy walked away from the Scottish champions with the worst win percentage and the shortest managerial tenure of any permanent boss in the club’s 138-year history - recording 2 wins and 6 losses (25% win rate).
Wilfried Nancy expresses ‘no regrets’ over turbulent 33-day Celtic tenure
Earlier this year, the ex-Columbus Crew head coach insisted he had no regrets about the way his brief and turbulent 33-day stint in Glasgow materialised. He even suggested he would’ve battled on in the Hoops hotseat, despite fans quickly turning on him and the club’s hierarchy.
Speaking on the Training Ground Guru podcast, he said: “Honestly, it was a beautiful experience because first of all, you have the passion. I do my job with passion. That’s why I love my job and I’m looking for a player to play with passion. In this club and the fans and the city, we can feel it. It’s been amazing for that.
“The Celtic brand, this is something that I like a lot. That’s why I wanted to go over there, despite the fact that I had many opportunities, with a lot of humility, with different clubs. That’s why I put everything into perspective.
“After that, the pressure is the pressure and they changed their mind. But I spent a really, really good time over there. I didn’t have enough time to put the way I coach, the way I do things. But this is the way it is. I have no bad words regarding what happened over there. It’s part of my journey”