Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy has been sacked after eight games in charge.
Head of football operations Paul Tidsdale has also left his position in the wake of Saturday’s 3-1 home defeat by Rangers.
In a statement, the club said: “Celtic Football Club today announces that it has decided to terminate the contract of manager Wilfried Nancy, with immediate effect.
“The club thanks Wilfried for his efforts and wishes him and his family well for the future.
“Wilfried’s assistants, Kwame Ampadu, Jules Gueguen, and Maxime Chalier, will also be leaving the club and they take with them our good wishes.”
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Celtic recorded six defeats in eight games under Nancy. Pic: Reuters
The statement continued: “The club can also confirm that Paul Tisdale has left his position as Head of Football Operations.
“We thank Paul for the contribution he has made in that role.
“A further update will be provided to supporters as soon as is practical.”
Nancy replaced permanent manager Brendan Rodgers, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal at the beginning of December after moving from Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew.
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Nancy was unveiled as Celtic boss at the start of last month. Pic: PA
His appointment also came after interim manager Martin O’Neill had led the team to seven victories in eight matches.
But under Nancy, Celtic recorded six defeats in eight games. It included a run of four defeats in a row, the first time this had happened to Celtic since 1978.
The 48-year-old also became the only Celtic boss to lose his first two games in charge.
The Frenchman faced more pressure after Celtic’s Old Firm rivals came from behind to win at Parkhead on Saturday.
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He had insisted after the game he was “very close” to turning things around – and still believed Celtic were title contenders.
“It’s the results. Results. So this is the reality for the moment,” he said. “But when I say this is the reality, it doesn’t mean that I am a defeatist guy. No. What I mean is we are really close, really, really close, to turn things around.”
Nancy added: “And again, I know that we lost but I have also to be objective.
“The level that we had at certain moments was really, really, really high. This is the reality.”
Celtic are currently second in the Scottish Premiership table, six points behind leaders Hearts.