Greg Taylor’s future remains up in the air as he ponders a Celtic summer exit.
The Celtic left-back is out of contract at Parkhead in the summer and has options on the table including in the EFL Championship with Hull City believed to be keen.
Champions League club Dinamo Zagreb have been interested in Taylor since January when they wanted him to sign a pre-contract but now things appear to have taken a turn even after ‘pulling out all the stops’ to sign the player.
The Croatian giants have today confirmed that they have sacked manager Fabio Cannavaro after just over three months where he led the club to 14 matches.
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Greg Taylor’s interested club, Dinamo, sacked manager Fabio Cannavaro
The Italian World Cup winner managed five wins and three draws – beaten twice – in 10 league outings but has been unable to move the club up from third in the division.
And they have opted to sack him now, leaving Taylor questioning his next move.
Their statement read: “Fabio Cannavaro is no longer the coach of the Dinamo first team as of this Wednesday.
“He was on the bench of the Maksimir club for a little over three months and led the team in 14 competitive and three friendly matches.
“The former celebrated Italian national team player, winner of the Ballon d’Or, took over the coaching role at Dinamo on December 29th of last year, replacing Nenad Bjelica.
“In ten league matches, he recorded five wins, two draws and three losses, with Dinamo remaining in third place in the league table, while in the cup competition, in extremely difficult conditions and on a soggy pitch at Maksimir, they were stopped in the quarter-finals, where Osijek won 1-0.”
The HNL giants spoke also, separately, on Cannavaro’s Champions League campaign as their boss.
What happens now with Celtic’s wantaway defender Taylor
The former centre-back was not in place when they drew 0-0 with Celtic but he did mastermind a victory over AC Milan before narrowly bowing out of the tournament.
“The great 2-1 victory against AC Milan increased Dinamo’s performance in the Champions League to a record 11 points, and only an incredible combination of circumstances and the outcome of other matches left the Blues below the line on the way to the knockout stage,” the statement went on.
“We would like to thank coach Cannavaro from the bottom of our hearts for his great effort, commitment and friendliness and wish him all the best in his future sporting and life journey.
“The team will be temporarily taken over by the current assistant coach, Sandro Perkovic, for the rest of the season.”
It means Taylor now faces a wait to discover which manager could be in charge of Dinamo for next term on a permanent basis as he considers what to do next.
Rangers have also been touted as a destination.
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