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 take on Hearts later today and with yet more silverware in the bank they could look to the January market with an eye for strengthening.
The club are interested in American defender Mark McKenzie but a move next month could prove difficult due to the intricacies of Brexit.The Hoops could yet renew their interest in bringing back Fraser Forster when the window opens and have also been linked with QPR's Bright Osayi-Samuel.
Some of Neil Lennon 's big stars such as Kristoffer Ajer, Odsonne Edouard and Jeremie Frimpong have all been linked with lucrative moves but the Parkhead boss will be confident he'll enter February still with a full compliment.
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