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.
Olivier Ntcham Celtic transfer news as AEK Athens 'optimistic' of cut-price deal
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic midfielder Olivier Ntcham. Hopes had been high for the Frenchman throughout much of his time at Celtic Park but he fell out of favour under Neil Lennon last term.
That led to a tumultuous loan to Marseille in January - which started with Andre Villas-Boas losing his job and claiming he never wanted to sign Ntcham in the first place.
The former Man City prospect, now 25, managed just four Ligue 1 appearances back in his homeland and they elected not to make the move permanent.
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