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.
Shane Duffy's romantic Celtic notion champions hope can swing transfer in face of major obstacle
dailyrecord.co.ukShane Duffy – even though they fear they’ll be blown out of the water by big-money offers from down south. understands the Parkhead club have held discussions with the 28-year-old and his current club Brighton as Neil Lennon attempts to lure the lifelong Hoops fan across the border.
It’s believed Duffy will be allowed to leave the south coast club on loan for a fee of £2million but a string of English clubs are ready to weigh in with massive cash bids in the hope of securing a permanent move.
West Ham boss David Moyes is leading the chase for the experienced international but West Brom, Burnley and Leeds are also at the table - leaving Celtic with little chance of matching any financial offer.
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