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.
Jeremie Frimpong nears Celtic transfer exit as Neil Lennon reveals defender 'wants to leave'
dailyrecord.co.ukJeremie Frimpong is on the verge of leaving Parkhead and is currently in talks with Bayer Leverkusen. The 20-year-old is close to rubber-stamping a switch to the Bundesliga after telling Neil Lennon "he wanted to leave" Glasgow.Frimpong made an immediate impact with Celtic in his debut season but has endured an inconsistent campaign with the Hoops currently 23 points behind Rangers.The Netherlands U21 star arrived from Manchester City in August 2019 in a deal worth around £350,000 and it's understood Pep Guardiola's side retain a 30 per cent sell-on fee for the rampaging defender.
He has two-and-a-half years remaining on his current deal.Lennon admitted there wasn't much the club could do after an offer in excess of £10m was submitted.
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