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| Celtic appoint Ronny Deila as manager in succession to Neil Lennon | Celtic appoint Ronny Deila as manager in succession to Neil Lennon |
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| Celtic have appointed Ronny Deila as their new manager in succession to Neil Lennon on a 12-month rolling contract. | Celtic have appointed Ronny Deila as their new manager in succession to Neil Lennon on a 12-month rolling contract. |
| Della, 38, joins Celtic from Stromsgodset IF in Norway, where he won the Norwegian Premier League last season, the first time the club had won the championship in 42 years. | |
| “It is a magnificent honour,” Deila told the club website. “I know what I want for Celtic and our supporters and that is the best of everything, it is what our fans deserve. | “It is a magnificent honour,” Deila told the club website. “I know what I want for Celtic and our supporters and that is the best of everything, it is what our fans deserve. |
| “I want to deliver the best attacking, exciting and entertaining football we can play, for the players to give their best every time they take to the field of and, of course, I want my players to work with me to achieve the best results possible and bring trophies to Celtic.” | “I want to deliver the best attacking, exciting and entertaining football we can play, for the players to give their best every time they take to the field of and, of course, I want my players to work with me to achieve the best results possible and bring trophies to Celtic.” |
| Lennon told the Irish Independent that he had originally lined up Deila to replace Johan Mjallby as his assistant at Celtic. | Lennon told the Irish Independent that he had originally lined up Deila to replace Johan Mjallby as his assistant at Celtic. |
| Mjallby had announced in April that he would be leaving at the end of the season to seek new challenges, preceding Lennon’s announcement to quit after four years in charge at Parkhead. | Mjallby had announced in April that he would be leaving at the end of the season to seek new challenges, preceding Lennon’s announcement to quit after four years in charge at Parkhead. |
| “He was going to be brought in as number two when Johan Mjallby left,” Lennon said. “He came highly recommended, he’s highly thought of.” | “He was going to be brought in as number two when Johan Mjallby left,” Lennon said. “He came highly recommended, he’s highly thought of.” |