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.
Moi Elyounoussi coy over bubbling Celtic transfer return as admirer Brendan Rodgers sparks free agent talk
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Celtic loanee Moi Elyounoussi was playing his cards close to his chest amid speculation a return to Parkhead is on the cards after leaving Southampton.The 28-year-old will become a free agent at the end of the month as his St Mary's contract has been allowed to run down following their relegation from the English Premier League.
The Norwegian impressed during his two seasons at Celtic under Neil Lennon and John Kennedy but they were unable to get a permanent deal done and he returned to his parent club.He lifted a Treble during his first season at Celtic Park before the nightmare to land 10 In A Row brought the curtain down on his spell at the club.
However, speculation has ramped up that return could be on the cards after Brendan Rodgers had been keen on bringing the Norway international to Leicester City last summer after he broke back into the Southampton first-team following his Parkhead exit.
Elyounoussi has left the door open for a move - but he is focussing on the Euro 2024 qualifiers double header against Scotland and Cyprus before deciding his future.
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