John Hartson shares his ultimate Celtic title fear as Parkhead legend insists anyone still touting 10 In A Row is 'deranged'

Jeremie Frimpong as the wantaway full-back closed in on an £11.5million move to German big guns Bayer Leverkusen.

Neil Lennon will be in the job until the end of the season and his position is clear claims Ian McCall.The Partick Thistle boss jumped to the defence of the Hoops gaffer after a series of high-pressure interviews saw his position come into question.With Peter Lawwell and the Celtic hierarchy set to carry out a review of the role this month, McCall can't see the chief executive releasing another statement or Celtic TV interview to clarify the role.He told BBC Sportsound : "I listened to all the questions and it seems to be the done thing now, and I understand it, but every single question has a provocative element to it."There was nothing that was just a normal question for a manager.

Neil Lennon must be "looked after better" after the Celtic manager walked out of a frosty pre-match interview with the BBC. The fed-up boss gave questions over his infamous press conference the short shrift ahead of the 2-2 draw with Livingston last week.

Neil Lennon admitted he finds calls to change the board at Parkhead baffling as he gave a blunt response to calls for a shake-up. The Irishman's side lie 23 points behind Rangers in the Premiership, with the dream of 10 In A Row all-but dead.While Lennon has come under his fair share of pressure, much of the ire has been directed at the Celtic board with calls for chief executive Peter Lawwell and others to go.

Neil Lennon bristled at a supporter question about their disappointing start to the year insisting there has been "mitigating" circumstances. At his press conference today Lennon was asked by a Celtic fan podcaster about the run of four games without a win, leaving the side 23 points behind runaway leaders Rangers.

Celtic manager highly attractive. The Spaniard has been heavily linked with a move to the Scottish Premiership since he departed Chinese side Dalian Pro, where he earned a reported £12m a year salary, at the weekend.

Jeremie Frimpong is close to sealing a stunning move to Bayer Leverkusen for a fee that could rise to £11.5m.

Jeremie 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.

Celtic manager wouldn't be a shock but predicts he'll want to stay in the Premier League. The Stamford Bridge icon was sacked by Chelsea on Monday after a poor run of results and immediately moved near the top of the betting to replace Neil Lennon.

Rangers have already announced the signing of Scott Wright on a pre-contract deal and are set to follow that with Bournemouth pair Nnamdi Ofoborh and Jack Simpson. They're still looking to get Juan Alegria in the door as well as ensuring the likes of Ryan Kent and James Tavernier don't leave.

Celtic they should sell talisman Odsonne Edouard and "write off" the season.The Hoops are 23 points behind Rangers in the title race and out of the Betfred Cup while the pundit reckons the Scottish Cup faces cancellation.He's already written off Neil Lennon's reign at the club and feels serious money will be required to allow the next boss the chance of a proper rebuild of Paradise.And Nicholas has pinpointed striker Edouard and his good friend Olivier Ntcham as priorities to move on by February 1.He told the Daily Express: "Celtic must start rebuilding this month and they should start by selling Odsonne Edouard and Olivier Ntcham."The Hoops have to write this season off.

Redknapp spoke exclusively to shortly after the shock news of Lampard’s sacking from Chelsea after just 18 months in the hotseat at Stamford Bridge.Bookies immediately installed the former England star as a front runner to take over from Neil Lennon - a prospect which would see Lampard go toe-to-toe with old rival Steven Gerrard in a box office battle for supremacy at the top of Scotland’s Premiership.And Redknapp believes the 42-year-old might find the lure of following Gerrard’s path north might be hard for Lampard to turn down.He said: “That’s certainly something that would interest any manager.

Celtic should cash in on underperforming creative stars Olivier Ntcham and Tom Rogic - but feels any move to sell Odsonne Edouard in January would prompt an 'uproar'. Neil Lennon's side are 23 points behind Rangers in the race for the Premiership and, although they have three games in hand, look likely to fail to win an historic tenth title on the spin.Ferry believes that if offers come in for the midfield pair, the manager should look to do a deal that might help bring in fresh blood.

Hamilton at Parkhead to keep their slim title hopes alive. It's been a bad start to 2021 for Neil Lennon 's side who are yet to win since the turn of the year.

Peter Lawwell promised Celtic fans a January review, there was at least a faint hope its outcome would influence a season that, while not quite dead in the water, was rapidly sinking. That was December 7.Neil Lennon had presided over a run of two wins from 12 games and his team sat 12 points behind Rangers with two games in hand.

Celtic’s moon shot of a campaign was blowing up like a clown’s car, Brendan Rodgers was climbing the summit of England’s Premier League and threatening to rewrite the greatest story English football ever told with Leicester.Neil Lennon was blowing his top at a post-Dubai media conference which might well, in time, become the toe curling defining moment of 10 In A Row gone wrong.Steven Gerrard was back doing what he does on the training ground at Auchenhowie, nipping a potential malaise in the bud and applying the tactical tweaks required for his side to rediscover its scorching early season form ahead of a 5-0 rout of Ross County.

Celtic legend invariably thinks back to the one that got away. Callaghan was a key part of Jock Stein’s all-conquering Hoops side, which bagged titles number four, five, six, seven, eight and nine on their historic run in the late 60s and early 70s.

Rafa Benitez to Scotland until a decision is made over Neil Lennon’s future at the club. understands there has been no contact with the former Liverpool and Real Madrid manager despite frenzied speculation he was poised to rock up at Parkhead.

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Rafa Benitez already appears to have shown a lack of loyalty to Steven Gerrard after the former Reds boss claimed he’d rather sell the ex-midfielder for £40m than keep the Liverpool legend.That is according to ex-Anfield man Danny Murphy, who was briefly at the club when Benitez came in before the Spaniard sold him to Charlton shortly after.Benitez is being strongly linked with Neil Lennon’s job as Celtic manager after leaving Chinese side Dalian Pro.That would pit him against Rangers boss Gerrard as direct rivals of the two Glaswegian clubs.But Murphy admits that Benitez has already shown a lack of loyalty to the man who won him the Champions League in 2005.He said

Steven Gerrard’s comments on Celtic’s incoming boss Rafa Benitez show he is exactly what the Hoops need right now. The Spaniard is reportedly set to take Neil Lennon’s job at the Scottish Premiership champions, which would see him come up against his former captain in the Rangers manager.

Kenny Dalglish insists the Parkhead players must know they have to match Neil Lennon's "fighting spirit". The Parkhead icon has consistently defended Lennon so far this season pointing the finger at the dressing room previously claiming "they are capable of more."Dalglish insists the now infamous press conference should have lit a fire under the stars, and stated Lennon was "damned if he does, and damned if he doesn’t" speak about the Dubai fallout.