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 Mark McKenzie European 'dream' detailed by Philadelphia Union chief
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic target Mark McKenzie.But the sporting director has confessed they won’t stand in the way of the central defender’s dream move to Europe if Parkhead hierarchy choose to advance their initial interest in the 21-year-old.Celtic boss Neil Lennon is hunting new faces and a striker is a major priority with West Ham’s Albian Ajeti high on the target list with talks over a move for the Swiss hitman having taken place.
Lennon is also chasing defensive additions after the departure of Jozo Simunovic in the summer and McKenzie is amongst those on the backline radar – as first revealed by last month.
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