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.
In-demand Jeremie Frimpong insists his Celtic spell will never be forgotten with some of Europe's elite clubs eyeing the full-back.
Frimpong was a feature of Neil Lennon's side who won all three of the 2019/20 season domestic trophies before a big-money move to Bayer Leverkusen.
The likes of Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen have since been touted as a potential next step from Frimpong. In an interview with Bild in Germany, he opened up on his next step - and his time at Celtic Park.
He replied: "The treble was incredible and it will never be forgotten."Since then, I’ve known how great titles feel.”Frimpong left Glasgow for Germany in January 2021, having made 51 appearances for the Parkhead club.Celtic may be in line for some additional windfall should the 21-year-old move on again.
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