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 and the Parkhead are set to secure Albian Ajeti on a £5m permanent deal from West Ham. There has been strong interest in Ivan Toney and Steven Fletcher but it looks like Neil Lennon has plumped for the Swiss international.At the other end of the park Christopher Jullien struggled against Kilmarnock and Alan Stubbs has suggested Lennon should sign a new centre-back.
But the main priority for the Premiership champions is keeping Odsonne Edouard - and could they now offload Boli Bolingoli after the recent revelations?.
Meanwhile Rangers talisman Alfredo Morelos is also a hot topic. But Lille now look like they've change their mind on a transfer as Steven Gerrard 's star man looks set to stay for now.
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