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.
Celtic have been no strangers to this phenomenon down the years and, like every other club, some arrive, some don't.But there's something to be gleaned even from those transfers that don't materialise.That's not to say Celtic won't sign Omar Colley, and the repeated claims of interest from Italy have been strengthened after it was reported he will be targeted if £15m-rated Kris Ajer departs.Neil Lennon played down interest in the Sampdoria defender after his side's win over Motherwell last month.But still, links to the Gambian persist and the potential pursuit of another centre-back offers clues as to where Celtic might be heading post-international break.Lennon got his top target in Shane Duffy but there may yet be more work to be at the.
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