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 sets Celtic transfer exit straight as he makes frank Neil Lennon admission
dailyrecord.co.ukJeremie Frimpong insists he never pushed to leave Celtic in January as he prepares for a return to Parkhead with Bayer Leverkusen.
Frimpong was a Hoops hero up until his move to Germany which came in the midst of Celtic’s chaotic attempt at making 10-in-a-row history.Neil Lennon claimed the right-back had “made it clear” he wanted to leave Parkhead.
But Frimpong insists he never agitated to leave. The Dutch under-20 cap - a £300,000 buy from Manchester City in September 2019 - earned the Parkhead club a whopping £11million within 16 months when he moved to the Bundesliga giants.
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