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.
Albian Ajeti has arrived in Scotland as he gets ready to put the finishing touches on his transfer from West Ham. The 23-year-old's representatives have been locked in talks with the Hoops in recent weeks and he was spotted at Glasgow Airport on Wednesday morning.
revealed on Tuesday there had been a breakthrough and Ajeti is set to commit his long-term future to the Premiership champions.
The forward was convinced on a move to Celtic by Neil Lennon and he also enjoys a close relationship with his former Basel teammate Mohamed Elyounoussi.
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