John Kennedy insists Celtic won't rush a decision to replace Damien Duff.
The Dubliner - a key figure for Neil Lennon since his return to the club - is leaving Glasgow for family reasons and will take up a post within Stephen Kenny's national-team set-up.
Former stars Stephen McManus and Darren O'Dea are among those believed to be under consideration to replace the ex-Chelsea star, the Daily Record reports.
And assistant boss Kennedy said: "Neil and I have spoken about things although no decision has been made yet.
"Damien was a great addition to the coaching team. He was fully committed to Celtic.
"But he has a young family who needed his support back home and he had to make a tough decision.
"He was gutted but it wasn't the FAI taking him back to Ireland, it was his family.
was disappointing to lose him but we understood.
"We'll look to confirm his replacement. We've looked at a number of options.
"It's not a necessity having CELTIC background but probably an understanding of the club and the job will help. We won't rush."
