Little-known French coach Wilfried Nancy has emerged as an outside candidate for the Celtic managerial vacancy, talkSPORT understands.The Columbus Crew head coach, who previously worked as an assistant under Thierry Henry at Montreal, won’t be a familiar name to many outside of MLS, particularly given his low-profile playing career.Nancy will be a very unfamiliar name to Celtic fansGettyHowever, talkSPORT understands he is a candidate on the club’s list of options to replace Brendan Rodgers.Other more recognisable names in the running are former striker Robbie Keane and Ipswich’s Keiran McKenna.Recently sacked Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou is currently the betting favourite, but sources have played down a return to Celtic Park. Who is Celtic-linked Wilfried Nancy?Former defender Nancy played mainly in the lower leagues of French football, most notably in the second tier with Toulon in the 1990s.He began his coaching career two decades ago in 2005, but only took his first solo managerial job in 2021 when he was promoted at Montreal following Henry’s dismissal.The 48-year-old won the Canadian Championship final in his debut season and had his contract upgraded to a full-time one for the following season.He then took Montreal to second in the Eastern Conference, qualifying for the play-offs, where they made the quarter-finals.Columbus Crew poached Nancy ahead of the 2023 season and got their reward with an MLS Cup win after a third-placed regular season finish.In the following campaign, Columbus finished second in the league and conference and won the Leagues Cup, while Nancy was named coach of the year.Nancy’s MLS career has certainly been impressive so farGettyThose credentials certainly make Nancy an interesting up-and-coming talent, with Celtic on the lookout after firing Rodgers.The former Liverpool and Leicester boss resigned after a 3-1 defeat to Hearts saw them drop eight points behind the league leaders.Who is Celtic’s current manager?Former Hoops manager and regular talkSPORT contributor Martin O’Neill has since taken the post on an interim basis.The 73-year-old started with a 4-0 win over Falkirk, but dismissed the idea he could stay on full-time.“Interim does mean that to me. Absolutely. It’s really as simple as that,” he told Jim White.Despite a winning start, O’Neill has no aspirations to take the Celtic job full-timeGetty“Celtic are looking for, I would have assumed, a young coach coming in now who has a proven ability and would be wanting to pull the club forward now from their position as it stands.“That’s how I would view it, and I suppose if I was a Celtic fan, I would absolutely see it.”