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.
How Celtic can BURY Rangers this summer as 3 pillars to unlock 'domestic dominance' pinpointed
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon reckons that Celtic already have two of the three pillars in place to secure "domestic dominance" over Rangers - as he urged the club to spend big this summer.And with the guarantee of a Champions League jackpot next season, Chris Sutton has urged the club to flex their spending muscles this summer to "bury" their rivals hopes of claiming the Scottish Premiership.
Brendan Rodgers' men lapped up their title celebrations as they saw off St Mirren at Celtic Park before the title party in Glasgow's east end - while Philippe Clement's men were involved in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Hearts to round off their campaign.Both Glasgow giants have a double on their mind going into the Old Firm Scottish Cup final next weekend - with the Light Blues holding the League Cup while Celtic are champions of Scotland - but attention is already turning to the summer.
Hoops' legends Sutton and Lennon have demanded big moves in the market when the transfer window opens again.Speaking to Sky Sports, Sutton said: “It’s an exciting time.
There’s still the unknown next season and the unknown is going into the Champions League. It’s copy and paste every season – Celtic need to add to the squad, they need to strengthen and the recruitment has to be right.
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