Sources: The Crew closing in on Wilfred Nancy as next head coach

The Columbus Crew has been without a head coach for nearly two months after parting ways with Caleb Porter the day after the 2022 Major League Soccer season concluded. The Black & Gold, however, are closing in on team’s eighth full-time head coach in club history.

Sources confirmed to Massive Report that the Black & Gold are close to appointing Wilfred Nancy as the team’s next manager. Nancy has spent the last seven seasons with CF Montreal, including the last two seasons as the head coach of the Canadian side.

After going through the multi-round interview process with the Columbus front office, including president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko, Nancy emerged as the clear frontrunner…