Jim McGuinness joins Celtic as a performance consultant.

He is set to earn a salary in the region of €150K.

Speaking to Celtic's website Jim McGuinness said:

It´s a fantastic opportunity for me on an individual level and I´m very thankful to Neil Lennon for giving me this chance and bringing me into the club.

McGuinness' main role will be developing younger players at the club.

Obviously I work in amateur sport and the opportunity to work in professional sport in any capacity is a wonderful chance for me and one I´m very looking forward to. My role will be based on developing the younger players in the club, development and Academy players that are U20 and that level. It´s really about trying to work on every single one of the players on an individual level, trying to develop them in several areas, something I have experienced often in the past.

Explaining how the move came about, McGuinness that he believed it was due his success in taking Donegal from a low base to All-Ireland winners.

I suppose the bottom line is that it has been through my work with Donegal. We started off at Donegal at a very low base, a low level but we have worked very hard in moving the thing forward and getting people to up a level and ultimately getting success on the pitch. So I suppose Neil was looking in at that and watching that unfold. I was invited over then saw around the facilities and met all the coaching staff and the support people.

Speaking about the appointment Neil Lennon said:

We are absolutely delighted that Jim has agreed to join us. He is a first-class coach and manager and a high-quality individual who has achieved so much already in sport. We feel he will add real value to the Club in terms of moving our young players forward and in making sure they develop in the right way for the benefit of the Club.