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.
Kris Ajer will be fit to face Hibs on Saturday despite a confusion over his injury status. A message went out on Celtic's Twitter feed earlier where the big Norwegian and his fellow 'Chris' were confused as Neil Lennon gave an injury update.
This was swiftly deleted as the Hoops boss' quotes were indeed about French defender and namesake Jullien who is set for a return to action against Sparta Prague in midweek or Ross County next weekend.
He won't play against Jack Ross ' men but an imminent return will be a huge boost for the team as they have struggled in central defence due to injury and lack of form.
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