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.
Ben Davies and Daniel Johnson double transfer claim as Celtic and Rangers face signing frustration
dailyrecord.co.ukDaniel Johnson has "gone away" and that he's confident both will now remain at Deepdale.Left sided defender Davies is a Celtic target as Neil Lennon looks to replace the departed Boli Bolingoli but Bournemouth are also interested and had a £3m bid rejected.Johnson has been targeted by Rangers but while talks between the two clubs took place they were far apart on valuations with the Championship side looking for around £4m for their creative fulcrum.With both players out of contract next summer, the Glasgow duo may prefer to sit tight until January where they can negotiate a free transfer deal for the summer of 2021.And that's a situation former Hamilton boss Neil would welcome as he aims to retain his stars for the challenges ahead.When.
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