Jim McGuinness leaves Celtic for Chinese Super League

Jim McGuinness’s remarkable crossover from All-Ireland winning manager to Celtic U20s coach has taken a new twist as the ex-Donegal boss relocates to the Chinese Super League.

McGuinness will become assistant coach to former Bayer Leverkusen manager Roger Schmidt at Beijing Sinobo Guoan, having signed a two-and-a-half year contract.

McGuinness, who was initially hired by Celtic in 2012 as a performance consultant, met Schmidt several times at Leverkusen, since he was first invited over by a club psychologist two years ago.