As stated by caretaker manager Martin O'Neill, Wilfried Nancy is slated to be on the Celtic touchline during this weekend's Scottish Premiership fixture versus Heart of Midlothian.
The manager has been engaged in advanced negotiations with Glasgow club for almost a week and currently appears ready to finalize an agreement.
Martin O'Neill has been acting as temporary gaffer for over a month since Brendan Rodgers departed, notching six wins out of seven games, reducing the lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership while also steering the club to League Cup place in the final.
The 73-year-old, a former boss of the club between 2000 and 2005, had already said he believed the match at Easter Road – which ended in a 2-1 win – would be his final act in his second stint at the helm.
Yet, the interim boss disclosed he will manage Celtic for the midweek league encounter with Dens Park prior to Wilfried Nancy takes over.
"He is the man who will be coming in," O'Neill told the radio station. "I believed it was over last weekend, however there remains paperwork still to be completed. The Dundee game is certainly my final game."
"It has been unreal," O'Neill continued. "It resembles a part of your life where you think 'did that actually occur?' Am I happy to have taken it on? Absolutely."
Should Celtic beat their opponents while Hearts see off Kilmarnock in midweek, Nancy could potentially take Celtic to the top of the table with a victory during his first match in charge.
"It's a nice one for Nancy versus Hearts," O'Neill said. "A nice introduction. It will be a difficult game naturally but good luck to him. At least he's getting a side with some self-belief."
This self-belief is a result of O'Neill's success on the field in the last month or so, a period where he lost only once – a three-one loss away to the Danish side in the Europa League.
However, the former Irish national team boss along with his squad subsequently managed to achieve their first away win on the continent since 2021 by defeating the Dutch club 3-1 last week.
"We lost by Midtjylland," O'Neill said. "That was a tough game – a couple of weeks earlier they mauled Forest, making it a challenge. To go to De Kuip and win away from home was excellent. We've given ourselves an opportunity, there are three games left to attempt qualification, but that victory in Rotterdam was key for belief."
Upon being asked for his thoughts during his spell as caretaker, O'Neill says it has prompted consideration about whether he would like to continue managing going forward.
"I genuinely don't know," he admitted. "I will have a wee think on everything after Wednesday evening."
"It was challenging," he added. "There was apprehension about failing – that is an ever-present major worry. I used to boast I could do the job equally as badly as many other managers."
"I have learned much. I've got some excellent young coaches working with me and it has served as a reinvigoration personally in several respects, working with young people daily."
Regarding if he might remain with the club in a consultancy role, the former Leicester, Villa and Republic of Ireland manager stated this is entirely up to Wilfried Nancy.
"That decision is solely for Nancy to decide," O'Neill stated. "He must be given full autonomy. If he wants my advice on matters, that's fine. If not, that is perfectly fine at all. It's very much his team the minute he steps into the job."
TalkSport host Jim White concluded by asking by asking O'Neill whether he might get emotional or sentimental once the full-time whistle sounded on Wednesday.
"Are you asking if I will cry?" O'Neill replied. "Please don't be ridiculous."
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