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 hope to conduct theirs via the addition of a centre-back, with Shane Duffy a confirmed target. West Ham are also in for the Irishman while Reading's Liam Moore, previously on the Hoops' radar under Brendan Rodgers, is also in the frame.
Retaining star man Odsonne Edouard is top priority for Neil Lennon, with clubs in the Premier League and beyond linked with him and team-mate Kristoffer Ajer.
At Rangers, the club have rejected an opening offer from Leeds United for Ryan Kent as he continued his fine start to the season with another goal.
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