Celtic players seem to have been bad luck charms for new managers this season. The Bhoys sold six players for fees during the summer window, and four of them already find themselves working with new managers, just three months into the season.
The biggest of those exits was Arne Engels, who joined West Ham on an EFL-record £22million. That departure has left a big old gap in the Bhoys midfield, and he has unsurprisingly been a starter for the Iron.
West Ham are currently in ninth place, just one point outside the playoffs, but they have already changed manager, with Nuno Espirito Santo having been sacked and immediately replaced with Scott Parker, who represented the club as a player.
Daizen Maeda was the next most expensive, but he is still working with Gary O'Neill. Next comes Reo Hatate, who joined Burnley on a deal worth around £5.5million, but his new club Burnley have been in poor form in their first season back in the second tier.
The Clarets are currently in the relegation zone, and they have already replaced Nicky Hayen with Fabio Celestini.
Johnny Kenny is another departee who has a new boss, and after Luis Palma, he was the next most expensive, departing for around £3million. Preston North End sacked Paul Heckingbottom early in the season following a disappointing start, and Graham Alexander is now charged with turning things around.
The strange trend doesn't end there. Maik Nawrocki is the only other paid-for departure, joining Lens for around £2million. Lens have just sacked head coach Yannick Cahuzac, and while they are yet to appoint a new one, former Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage, who was recently sacked, is being linked with the job.
That makes four out of the six paid summer departures who already find themselves working with a head coach who is not the one they agreed to sign. Only Maeda and Palma still have the same boss they agreed to join at this stage.
Add us as a preferred source on Google