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 in Southampton link as Celtic brace for Premier League bid
dailyrecord.co.ukSouthampton are chasing Celtic star Olivier Ntcham to replace want-away captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Saints are resigned to losing Spurs and Everton target Hojbjerg at the end of this season after the Dane publicly expressed his desire to play in the Champions League.
Ntcham, 24, has become a key player for Celtic since a £4.5million move from Manchester City in 2017. After causing controversy with an interview in his native France that suggested he wanted to leave the club, he forced his way back into Neil Lennon 's plans and scored a late winner away to Lazio in the Europa League.
He wouldn't be the first Hoops star to make the move to Southampton, with Virgil van Dijk, Victor Wanyama, Fraser Forster and Stuart Armstrong all moving
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