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.
The Celtic rough diamonds that can save Neil Lennon a transfer market fortune - Chris Sutton
dailyrecord.co.ukCallum McGregor speaking about Patryk Klimala. So much has happened over the past few months, it could have slipped the mind Celtic paid serious money for the Polish striker.To see he’s come looking bulked up and hungry to make an impact is promising news – and it might save Neil Lennon dipping in to his transfer budget.
Let’s be honest, Klimala is not going to shift Odsonne Edouard or Leigh Griffiths in the short term. Edouard has been so instrumental for Celtic in recent years and Griffiths really made a difference when he came back after the winter break.
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