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.
Charlie Nicholas ends Odsonne Edouard Celtic rivalry as he delivers lofty transfer prediction
dailyrecord.co.ukCharlie Nicholas has named Odsonne Edouard his Scottish Player of the Year and believes teams across Europe will be battling to secure his services.
The Celtic striker netted 22 goals in the Premiership as the Hoops secured a ninth consecutive title amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leicester, Newcastle and Arsenal have all been strongly linked with the 22-year-old but Hoops boss Neil Lennon insists he will do all he can to retain his talisman ahead of their 10 In A Row push next season.
But Nicholas is certain interest will be high in a player he previously claimed "irritated" him for not showing enough joy when celebrating goals. Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover
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