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.
Leigh Griffiths wipes all Celtic mentions from his social media as striker drops heavy transfer hint
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic after wiping all mention of the club from his social media. He also posted a video of himself training in Scotland gear rather than that of his club’s.
The 30-year-old has just emerged from a war of words with Neil Lennon after struggling for game-time last season. No official decision has been made public on extending his contract, which expires on Thursday.He made 26 appearances under Lennon and John Kennedy but just eight of those were starts, and he failed to complete 90 minutes in any of them.
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