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.
Craig Gordon and the Celtic transfer exit waiting game as keeper's future offers summer strategy insight
dailyrecord.co.uk"He’s such an important part of the squad here that we don’t want to let him go.” That was Neil Lennon 's defiant message when asked about Craig Gordon 's future in January with the goalkeeper attracting interest from potential suitors.
But as things stand, the Scotland international is a free agent with his current contract expiring today which allows him to sign for another club.And he certainly won't be short of suitors as the 37-year-old shows no signs of being ready to hang up his gloves after rejuvenating his career at Parkhead.It's notable Celtic confirmed the departures of Jozo Simunovic and Jonny Hayes on Saturday but they didn't announce Gordon's exit.The Hoops will almost certainly celebrate the keeper - who battled back from the
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