Burnley appoint ex-Basel boss Celestini as head coach

Burnley have appointed Fabio Celestini as their new head coach, four days after the sacking of Nicky Hayen.

The 50-year-old led FC Basel to a domestic double in 2024-25, winning the Swiss Super League title and the Swiss Cup.

But having mainly managed in Switzerland, Celestini was most recently in charge of CSKA Moscow, with whom he won the Russian Super Cup.

"I look at Burnley and I see a club with big potential and players with real quality, who can help us achieve our supporters' ambitions," he said., external

"I know the situation we are in, and I have lived it before. Our supporters deserve to see a team playing with belief from the first whistle."