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.
Dominic McKay must "hit the ground running" when he takes the reins at Parkhead. And the Rangers icon believes his job will be made even harder due to a host of big-name players set for the Parkhead exit door.The likes of Odsonne Edouard, Ryan Christie and Kris Ajer have been linked with money-spinning moves away and it comes after Jeremie Frimpong's £11m Bayer Leverekusen deal.Neil Lennon looks set to secure at least one new arrival with Everton right-back Jonjoe Kenny expected to replace the jet-heeled Netherlands U21 star on loan But McCoist admits he's been left scratching his head over the long-term strategy at Celtic and believes the current changes has put paid to a successful January window.
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