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.
Scottish Sun, Celtic are set to finally land their long-term target in a £3m deal "this week." They claim the Hoops' scouts Nick Hammond and Gavin Strachan have been keeping a close eye on the playmaker and Neil Lennon wants to make his move now, amidst interest down south.Turnbull has been the standout player during a disappointing start to the season for the Steelmen and was their man of the match during Saturday's 1-0 Lanarkshire derby defeat to Hamilton.His exit would be a huge blow to the Steelmen, particularly just ahead of their Europa League qualifier against Glentoran on Thursday.And Motherwell are set to travel to Celtic Park on Sunday in the Scottish Premiership.Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport onTwitter via@LanLiveSport, like us.
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