French top-flight side Le Havre approached the former Celtic boss.

Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri reports that Nancy was approached by his hometown club but rejected the chance to take charge of the Ligue 1 strugglers. Tavolieri wrote on X: "Wilfried Nancy turns down Le Havre Athletic Club!

"The Franco-Canadian manager was approached to take charge of HAC, but turned down the offer.

"The former Celtic FC manager had previously been targeted by BlueCo for the Racing Strasbourg job and was among the finalists for the managerial position."

The former Celtic boss has been out of work since his brief reign at Parkhead came to an end after just 33 days, during which he suffered six defeats in eight matches. He arrived at Celtic in December last year but endured a difficult spell in Glasgow.

His eight matches included a Premier Sports Cup final defeat to St Mirren at Hampden before Celtic brought his tenure to an end little more than a month after his appointment.

The 49-year-old is yet to return to the dugout despite previously enjoying success in North America with CF Montreal and Columbus Crew.

Nancy has since insisted he retains positive memories of his short-lived Celtic experience. He said: "Honestly, it was a beautiful experience because first of all you have the passion.

"I do my job with passion. That's why I love my job and I'm looking for a player to play with passion. In this club, in the fans and in the city, we can feel it.

"It was amazing for that."