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Celtic next manager news on Keane, Howe, Favre and Henry as search goes on for next boss

We have joked in the past that our loyal readers likely wear out their F5 key on transfer deadline day in the frantic search for signing updates.

And there's probably a section of the Celtic fanbase who have been hitting refresh for weeks now as they await white smoke on their ongoing search for a manager.

Supporters certainly aren't short of potential candidates as the club - led by principal shareholder Dermot Desmond - take their time to identify the boss who can carry the fight to Steven Gerrard's resurgent Rangers.

Some big names are in the mix and Record Sport provides the latest news and updates on the top contenders.

Lucien Favre 'enchants' the fans

Lyon fans are keen on Favre (Getty Images)

The well-travelled former Borussia Dortmund emerged as a contender on Tuesday but Celtic face a battle to land him with Lyon also keen.

Rudi Garcia will almost certainly depart OL this summer and their supporters are desperate to land the man who secured Nice a top three finish the last time he managed in Ligue 1.

Buzz Sport write: "Favre has the profile to embody the Lyon project and make the Gones play well.

"For the supporters, it is the name that comes up the most and that enchants the fans."

'Money couldn't buy' Roy Keane double act

Alan Hutton is a fan of Nicky Butt (Pool via REUTERS)

Former Rangers defender Alan Hutton believes Roy Keane and Nicky Butt could be just the double to kickstart Celtic's recovery.

Butt is being linked with a host of roles since departing Manchester United and he has also been tipped with reuniting with his former team-mate if he lands the Parkhead vacancy.

Hutton told Football Insider : “Money can’t buy that experience. You have to go through it to earn that experience.

“He’s probably had a great time at Manchester United in the coaching side but it’s probably time he steps out of it to progress his own career in coaching. To me, that looks like a good fit.

“We obviously know Roy Keane can be fiery and things like that. Then you’ve got the likes of Nicky Butt who’s a little bit more calm and calculated. He can do the other side of it.

“Sometimes you need that good cop, bad cop situation, to really thrive and help move forward."

Eddie Howe remains the favourite

Howe remains the favourite with oddsmakers (PA)

That might not sound like much but the race to become the next Celtic boss has been like Wacky Races at times with a host of candidates taking the lead.

Listen, multiple options for a big vacancy is often the way but it does appear that punters and oddsmakers believe Eddie Howe is a bonafide contender.

He has been odds-on for a number of days with the likes of Roy Keane, Enzo Maresca and Chris Wilder drifting in the market.

Current Celtic odds

Howe - 8/15

Kennedy - 2/1

Keane - 8/1

Maresca - 10/1

Clarke - 16/1

Lampard - 28/1

Thierry Henry told fans will 'never forget'

Would Henry be a success at Celtic? (AFP via Getty Images)

Ray Houghton will never forget Thierry Henry's handball that denied Ireland a place at the 2010 World Cup and he believes a section of the Hoops faithful will also feel the same.

He said: “Celtic obviously have a huge Irish fanbase and they are still bitter over what Thierry Henry did in because you don’t get any bigger than playing in the World Cup.

“And it’s hard to take when you’re cheated out of it with a handball as opposed to being beaten by the better team over the two legs so that’s why the supporters have always been very unhappy and the players as you get few chances to get to World Cups.

“Only the owners can say whether they would take what happened previously with Ireland into consideration and if that’s justification for him not to get the job."

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