Neil Lennon has warned Eddie Howe of a 'culture shock' if he takes the Celtic job, but believes his addition would be a real coup for the club.
It's looking like Howe will be named as the Northern Irishman's successor as an agreement is close to being made.
Lennon, who left Celtic in February, has reacted to the news and reckons he has what it takes to be a success at Parkhead.
But he says Howe needs to be wary of the pressure at a club as big as Celtic and all the attention that comes with it, predicting it could be a difficult transition coming from a 'family club' like Bournemouth.
Lennon said on BBC Five Live: "It's quite a culture shock and if we're hypothetically talking about Eddie he's coming from a real family club like Bournemouth.
"He's lived there and worked there all his career.
"I think it would be a coup for Celtic to get someone like Eddie, I think he's a top coach.
"His style of play suits a club like Celtic, he'd be ingratiated with the Celtic fans very quickly if he can adopt that style that he had at Bournemouth.
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"In the Championship and then in the first formative years in the Premier League they were great to watch.
"But off the field, away from the training ground, life's going to be very, very different to what he was used to at Bournemouth.
"There's going to be a lot of speculation, a lot of media interest and obviously a lot of interest from supporters.
"Glasgow's not a huge city but you've got two humongous clubs there and the rivalry is thousands of years old - and it'll go on for the next thousand years as well.
"So it's exciting, but it'll take a bit of adapting for him there's no question about that."
