Eddie Howe but it's widely reported the reason the deal is not yet done is Howe's insistence that Richard Hughes joins him as a director of football at Parkhead.
Adrian Bevington, a former managing director at the FA and England national team, insists there's a growing trend with new bosses in the modern game.
And he's warned against allowing Howe to bring an "entourage" to Celtic if he's announced as the club's new manager. Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that.
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