Failed Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy could be in line for a return to management, and in a top division, no less.
Nancy lasted just 33 days at Celtic, losing six out of eight games and quickly getting the sack after he took over from Brendan Rodgers. The 49-year-old arrived at Parhead after stints at CF Montreal and Columbus Crew in MLS, but he was quickly found out in Scotland.
Nancy linked with home country gig
Nancy has been linked with a number of French jobs in recent weeks and months, though he did miss out on the Saint-Ettienne role. He has since been linked with the Lorient job, and now is reportedly in the frame for the Nice role.
Nice narrowly avoided relegation this season, and they are looking for a fresh start next term. The French club have big ambitions, given they are owned by Manchester United part-owners INEOS, but expectations were far from met last season.
Nice turned to former Southampton and Leicester City boss Claud Puel to save them from relegation, and he did, but he was only given a contract until the end of the season. The Frenchman was with the club earlier in his career.
Talks are now said to be ongoing with other managerial candidates, and L'Equipe say Nancy is in the frame. Nancy has never managed in his home country, and Nice would be a long way from home, given it is located at the complete other end of the country from his hometown of Le Havre.
But it's certainly closer than the US, and it does seem likely Nancy will find his next club somewhere in France, given the recent links.
Celtic fans will watch on with interest, although the Frenchman doesn't have too many fans in Glasgow. Though, in his defence - or at least to some degree - some appointments just don't work out, and his disastrous and short-lived spell at Celtic Park doesn't mean he is a poor manager overall.
Nancy will have his own reasons why it didn't work out in Scotland, and he is likely to have to provide them to any invterviewing club, given the spell is a black mark on his five-year managerial career. It will be interesting to see if he does indeed get the job, and if he doesn't, he may have to drop down a division to land his next European role.
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