In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, former Derby County manager, Paul Jewell, has urged Celtic fans not to judge Paulo Fonseca on his current season as Roma manager.

In the latest twist in Celtic's hunt for a new manager, Fonseca has been linked with the vacant job as he will be replaced at the end of the season by Jose Mourinho, who spent very little time finding his next job in management after being sacked by Tottenham Hotspur last month.

The Roma manager guided his side to a Europa League semi-final against Manchester United but were easily knocked out, and they also find themselves 14 points off the Champions League places in Serie A.

Speaking on why Celtic fans shouldn't judge Fonseca just by looking at the league table and how there will be a lot of media pressure on Fonseca if he takes the job, Jewell exclusively told FFC:

"Sometimes people just look at the league table and judge a manager but there are a couple of decent teams ahead of them in the league with the likes of AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli.

"I remember when I've spoken to Gordon Strachan and Walter Smith over the years and they used to say Celtic is such a pressurised job and there's no getting away from the pressure in Scotland. I guess Roma is the same as well, so if he did go up there he would be used to the pressure."

It has been reported that Eddie Howe is still Celtic's number one managerial target but he will not be making a decision on his next job until the summer.

Whoever is appointed as Celtic's new manager will have a rebuilding job on their hands as well as trying to win the title back off Steven Gerrard's Rangers.