{"id":273475,"date":"2025-11-20T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/273475\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:55:10","slug":"columbus-crew-general-manager-refutes-wilfried-nancy-celtic-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/273475\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Crew General Manager Refutes Wilfried Nancy Celtic Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Columbus Crew\u2019s Issa Tall has added another twist to the Wilfried Nancy saga, insisting that Celtic have not made an official approach for their head coach.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"506\">Tall, who is the Crew\u2019s general manager, was speaking on the latest episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1uo3WfmkxQeKqPZWdC30DT?si=q8FNQR8iSmea_O2tH0pr1Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Inside the Crew<\/a>, and made it clear that despite reports in Scotland and the US <a href=\"https:\/\/celtsarehere.com\/american-media-give-wilfried-nancy-latest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">claiming talks had begun or that Celtic had been granted permission<\/a>, nothing has actually landed on their desk.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"506\">Some had even gone as far as to say that talks over compensation were unwelcome, with Celtic expected to have to fork out \u00a32m for the coach.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"841\">He explained: \u201cI was told there was a report that said we gave permission to Celtic, but in order to get permission, you have to ask. We haven\u2019t had anything from that particular club. We\u2019ve never received something official. I\u2019m not saying it couldn\u2019t come into my mailbox in the next hour, but for now we haven\u2019t heard anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"1184\">This only deepens the confusion surrounding the managerial search.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"1184\">Scottish outlets insist that Celtic held discussions with Nancy\u2019s representatives over the weekend and are preparing to escalate things in the coming days. Meanwhile, American reporters claim a deal is expected to happen while Tall himself says the clubs have yet to speak.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1452\">It leaves supporters stuck in the middle of contradictory claims, and stuck waiting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1452\">Celtic confirmed on Monday evening that Martin O\u2019Neill and Shaun Maloney will continue to lead the team on an interim basis, but offered no update on the wider appointment process.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1452\">They\u2019ll continue in their post until a new manager is appointed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1857\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The hope now is that Celtic push through the final stages of their search and put an end to the uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1857\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Fans, players and even interim staff need clarity, and the longer the process drags on, the louder the frustration becomes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1857\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The club needs a permanent manager in place as soon as possible, and ideally before the AGM, to steady the narrative and allow the football to take centre stage again.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/teesfortims.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DANSDLKHBDS.png\" alt=\"Tees for Tims\" width=\"100%\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Columbus Crew\u2019s Issa Tall has added another twist to the Wilfried Nancy saga, insisting that Celtic have not&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-273475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}