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.
Odsonne Edouard set for new Celtic deal offer as Neil Lennon makes Champions League transfer claim
dailyrecord.co.ukOdsonne Edouard by offering the hitman a new deal.The Celtic boss also revealed he is not under financial pressure to cash in on any of his star men despite crashing out of the Champions League and waving goodbye to a £30m windfall.
revealed on Friday Edouard’s representatives are looking to hold crunch talks with Parkhead chiefs about his future but Lennon is looking to cut them off at the pass with a bumper contract offer to persuade him to stay.He is not looking to offload any of his key players – despite admitting after the Ferencvaros defeat in midweek some of his squad may be eyeing exits.It is understood Southampton are considering £20m move for Kristoffer Ajer while Celts are keeping tabs on Preston defender Ben Davies and staying.
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