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 crave a new striker and are closing in on a loan deal for West Ham's Albian Ajeti. Neil Lennon has also been linked with Ivan Toney, Steven Fletcher and Lyle Taylor but the Swiss international appears the chosen one.The Parkhead boss has been urged not to countenance any sort of sale for Odsonne Edouard by Chris Sutton - even for £50m.Premier League sides such as Arsenal and Leicester have been linked with the striker who also admirers in France and Italy.Rangers remain in the market for more additions, including midfield target Bongani Zungu.He's been shunned by his boss at Amiens as talks continue.
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