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.
Arsenal and Leicester in '£25m transfer battle' for Celtic's Kristoffer Ajer
dailystar.co.ukArsenal and Leicester are locked in a battle for Celtic star Kristoffer Ajer in the transfer market. Furthermore, the Norway international has been valued at £25m.
The Hoops could be in for a number of departures after a fine season under Neil Lennon which had seem them wrestle back control of the Scottish Premiership.
Rangers had threatened to go all the way but Celtic sit 13 points clear of the Glasgow rivals. That was before the coronavirus crisis decimated the footballing calendar.
Nevertheless, it has not stopped clubs taking a closer look at their players with defender Ajer top of the shopping list for a number of sides.
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