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.
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dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic as they look to ahead to their squad before the window shuts. Neil Lennon has lost Jeremie Frimpong to Bayer Leverkusen and has indicated he's looking to bring in a replacement.A centre-back could also be on the cards amid a long-term injury to Christopher Jullien.The club have been heavily linked with Preston's Ben Davies, but Bournemouth are also in the mix.Rangers have been active this month, snapping up Scott Wright and Jack Simpson on pre-contracts.
Simpson's Bournemouth team-mate Nnamdi Ofoborh is also on the way to Ibrox, while Fashion Sakala and Juan Alegria are also targets.
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