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 targets Celtic stay for Southampton loanees Fraser Forster and Mohamed Elyounoussi
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon is hoping to keep loan stars Fraser Forster and Mohamed Elyounoussi on board for Celtic’s 10-in-row bid.The Hoops boss is celebrating clinching nine but is already plotting the next campaign – whenever it can get up and running.Keeper Forster and wide man Elyounoussi are due to return to parent club Southampton but Lennon would love to have the pair back either on short-term or permanent deals.The pair cost Saints £26million and Forster has a year left on his contract and Elyounoussi is tied down until 2023.But Lennon said: “We’re hopeful they’ll be around but that’s a conversation we’ll have to have with Southampton and with the players individually.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing
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