Former Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has been confirmed as the new boss of Saudi League side Al-Nassr on a two-year deal.

The Australian had been linked with the vacant Scotland national side post since Steve Clarke’s resignation following an early World Cup exit, but the 60-year-old will instead head to the Middle East to take charge of a team with Cristiano Ronaldo within its ranks.

The former Tottenham Hotspur coach, who famously ended a 17-year trophy drought at the Lily Whites when he delivered Europa League success in 2025, has been out of work since a disastrous spell of 39 days at Nottingham Forest in the same year, in which he failed to win a single game.

He had been heavily linked with the Scotland job due to his time spent in the country at his domineering Celtic where he won five out of six available domestic trophies, as well as has international management expertise with his homeland Australia, winning them their first ever Asian Cup in 2015.

But now he takes the reins of the Saudi Pro League champions, following former manager Jorge Jesus’ resignation after clinching the title by two points.

Postecoglou will work with Ronaldo, as well having the likes of Joao Felix, Kingsley Coman and Sadio Mane also at his disposal.

He becomes the second manager to move to Saudi Arabia after managing Celtic after his Parkhead replacement Brendan Rodgers did the same when he joined Al-Qadsiah. The pair will face off next season.

Postecoglou, who has experience managing in Asia before with Yokohama Marinos, was marked as favourite to take over at Scotland with some betting sites.

Now it is Everton manager David Moyes that leads the way with bookmakers, followed by Clarke’s former assistant, and ex-Everton player under Moyes, Steven Naismith.