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.
John Kennedy believes Celtic’s Nine in a Row heroes only need two or three new faces to bolster their bid for the fabled 10.The Celtic No.2 has made it crystal clear that, while only unexpected player unrest or a staggering transfer bid is likely to see anyone leaving Parkhead this summer, some additions are being looked at.Kennedy and boss Neil Lennon have already begun plotting the Hoops’ assault on history next term.With nine successive titles in the bag, the management team are keen to keep building.Moussa Dembele and Kieran Tierney have been sold for club-record fees in the past two summers and there will be interest across Europe for stars such as Odsonne Edouard, Kristoffer Ajer and Olivier Ntcham in the transfer window.Kennedy,
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