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.
Jonjoe Kenny set for Celtic transfer as Neil Lennon closes in on loan for Everton right-back
dailyrecord.co.ukBen Davies is set to snub them for Liverpool. The Scottish champions have thrashed out a deal for Kenny and it should be completed before Monday's transfer deadline.
The 23-year-old is the man Neil Lennon has identified to solve his problem, right-back position, after Jeremy Frimpong was sold to Bayer Leverkusen for £11 million.
Kenny, a Celtic fan, has jumped at the chance to join his boyhood heroes for the rest of the season. He is expected in Glasgow for his medical and to complete the paperwork on his move later today.
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