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.
Neil Lennon 's side in a mouthwatering tie at Parkhead on October 22, with the return at San Siro on December 3. The have a headache ahead of that first match as Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still out after being diagnosed with coronavirus, with Rafael Leao and Mattia Gabbia also sidelined after positive tests.
And things aren't looking rosy off the pitch either, with Milan announcing on Friday that the 2019-20 season ended with a €195m (£178m).
The seven-time European champions have been incurring losses for years, and were barred from last season's Europa League after breaching Financial Fair Play.
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