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Eddie Howe has reached an ‘agreement in principle’ to become Celtic’s next manager and will arrive in Parkhead next week, according to a report.
The Scottish Sun suggests that only a last-minute change of mind will prevent the 43-year-old from taking the reins at the Scottish Premiership club.
The fine print for a £ 2 million a year deal has yet to be signed, but Howe is interested in the deal and Record sport He reported earlier in the week that he had turned down a trade to Sheffield United and another unidentified Premier League club amid interest from Glasgow.
Howe is eager to bring in Bournemouth sporting director Richard Hughes to work alongside him and a formal offer to the south coast club is in the offing.
The former Scottish international five-time international is a recruiting specialist who worked with the English coach as he kept the club in the Premier League for a remarkable five-year span.
They will face a major rebuilding job with the Hoops set to lose a number of players in the summer, including captain Scott Brown, who accepted a deal to join Aberdeen as part of their backroom staff.
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