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.
Steven Fletcher transfer latest as Celtic boss Neil Lennon 'spinning plates' amid striker talks
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Fletcher. It's also claimed discussions have been held with former Charlton striker Lyle Taylor. Lennon did not confirm those talks either way but insists he's a busy man in the search for further additions.
He said: "We're in talks with his (Fletcher) representatives but nothing's confirmed one way or another."We're linked with a few (strikers) so it's obviously an area we want to add in."We're spinning a few plates so if we can get a quality one in it'll help us."We've got good strikers in the building already but it'd be really good to add another one, just for squad depth and competition."The club remain interested in Ivan Toney but Peterborough chief Barry Fry has urged them to get a move on, insisting the striker is close to.
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