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.
Kyle Edwards on Reading trial as Celtic long term target edges closer to free transfer
dailyrecord.co.ukJoin thousands of fans who have signed up to our Celtic newsletter.Celtic target Kyle Edwards is on trial with Reading ahead of a possible move to the English Championship side.The 23-year-old played 56 minutes for the Royals in their 1-0 win over Lincoln City in a pre-season friendly on Saturday.Reading boss Veljko Paunovic has yet to make a signing this summer and Edwards is viewed as a potential replacement for Michael Olise who departed for Crystal Palace for £8million.The former England under-20 international has been on Celtic’s radar for a few years and he was strongly linked with a move in the January window under Neil Lennon.Celtic have demonstrated a willingness to recruit targets that were identified before Ange Postecoglou's.
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