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.
Celtic transfer latest as Branimir Kalaica 'weighed up' but in-demand defender wanted by English pair
dailyrecord.co.ukEnglish Premier League promotion hopefuls Leeds United.The Hoops are on the lookout for a new centre back with Kristoffer Ajer and Christopher Jullien the only recognised senior defenders at the club.Nir Bitton can also play there in a pinch but with Jozo Simunovic leaving, there's room for a new signing and Neil Lennon is running the rule over the Croatia U21 international - according to the Daily MailKalaica has largely been playing for Benfica's B team in the second tier of Portuguese football but did score on his first team debut against Boavista in 2017.He joined Benfica from Dinamo Zagreb in 2016 on a free transfer but is growing frustrated at the lack of first team opportunities at the Liga Nos outfit.Kalaica played alongside Rangers.
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