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 takes clear Celtic transfer stance as he opens up on heart to hearts with wantaway stars who will NOT be sold
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic’s wantaway stars in a bid to avoid another transfer window rebellion next month. revealed on Tuesday how talismanic striker Odsonne Edouard will not be sold to AC Milan in the January sales and now Lennon has confirmed he’s had similar conversations with a number of the players he suspected of ‘agitating’ for a move during the extended summer market.Lennon believes the dressing-room unrest was largely to blame for the early-season form slump that saw his side crash out of three cup competitions while rivals Rangers were busy opening up a 16 point gap at the top of the Premiership table.And, now that his team is showing signs of recovery, the Parkhead boss is determined not to allow it to happen all over again.He said: “We have spoken.
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