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.
Eddie Howe to Celtic leaves Simon Jordan 'unconvinced' as he claims former Bournemouth boss lacks wow factor
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe is the perfect fit to be named the next manager of Celtic. The former Crystal Palace owner appreciates the job the 43-year-old did on the south coast with Bournemouth but insists there are no guarantees he could repeat the feat in Glasgow.
Howe is the bookies favourite and arguably the top choice among supporters to carry the fight to a Rangers team who became the earliest Premiership champions in history.
Principal shareholder Dermot Desmond is undergoing a thorough search for Neil Lennon's successor and a report on Tuesday suggests Howe is "seriously interested" in the vacancy.
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