Belgian side Standard Liege have beaten off interest from Blackburn Rovers and look set to appoint the former Celtic manager Ronny Deila as their new boss. The Norwegian coach, who led New York City to the MLS Cup last season, has been looking for a move back to Europe and it now looks like he’s heading for Belgium.
Sports journalist Mario Reinoso appears to have broken the story that Ronny has negotiated his exit from New York City after just over two years at the club and has reached agreement with Standard Liege with a formal announcement imminent.
Ronny had two seasons in charge of Celtic after succeeding Neil Lennon. He won the Scottish Premiership in both his seasons in charge and also added a league cup success in his first season where he was denied a treble by perhaps the biggest honest mistake in recent years against Inverness Caley Thistle in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden.
The Ronny Roar became a trademark celebration after a victory and the Celtic support clearly took Ronny to heart.
Celtic manager Ronny Deila reacts at the final whistle as Celtic beat Motherwell 2-1 to move 8 point clear at the top of the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership, during the match between Celtic FC and Motherwell FC at Fir Park on April 9, 2016 (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
His second season was difficult with a number of senior players seemingly unwilling to give the Norwegian their full support and after a penalty shoot out defeat to theRangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final he decided to call time on his stint as Celtic manager, to be succeeded by Brendan Rodgers.
Ronny remains hugely popular among the Celtic support and has never hidden his ongoing affection for our club. Everyone connected with Celtic will wish him all the best in his new job.
Ronny Deila the manager of Celtic arrives prior to kickoff during the UEFA Europa League Group A match between Celtic FC and Molde FK at Celtic Park on November 5, 2015 (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
wow. He anticipates @sachatavolieri that Ronny Deila would become the new coach of Standard Liège in the Jupiler Pro League. The Norwegian technician would have reached an agreement with the front office of #NYCFC . He would leave the Bronx franchise after 2 and a half seasons with 1 MLS Cup.
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Wow. Adelanta @sachatavolieri que Ronny Deila se convertiría en nuevo entrenador del Standard Liège de Jupiler Pro League. El técnico noruego habría llegado a un acuerdo con el front office de #NYCFC. Dejaría la franquicia del Bronx tras 2 temporadas y media con 1 MLS Cup.
— Mario Reinoso (@MarioReinoso17) June 10, 2022
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