Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
5 Celtic centre-back transfer options that should be considered after Chris Jullien's injury nightmare
dailyrecord.co.ukShane Duffy has been benched for utility man Nir Bitton, and even that doesn't appear to be a solution for Neil Lennon after his red card against Rangers showcased is lack of defensive sensibility.
With star star defender Christopher Jullien facing four months on the sidelines with a knee injury and ever-present Kristoffer Ajer consistently linked with a move away, Lennon and Hoops' hierarchy may be forced into the transfer market this month to salvage any hopes of a title bid.
runs the rule over the players who could be snapped up this month. The American has been on Celtic's transfer radar for months but the defender has numerous suitors across Europe.
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