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.
Jose Mourinho 'approached' by Celtic as Parkhead club move first after Tottenham sacking
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic immediately following his sacking at Tottenham. The Portuguese was axed on Monday by Spurs chief Daniel Levy just days before he was due to lead his side out in the Carabao Cup Final against Manchester City.
But it has been claimed managerless Celtic were the first to contact Mourinho ’s representatives as he digested the news delivered by Levy.
According to Duncan Castles on the latest Transfer Window Podcast, the Special One’s camp insist the Glasgow giants made their move.
Celtic have been without a head coach since Neil Lennon left Parkhead in February, although Eddie Howe is still believed to be the frontrunner.
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