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.
Transfer news LIVE as Rangers and Celtic plus Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs eye signings
dailyrecord.co.ukRangers have already announced the signing of Scott Wright on a pre-contract deal and are set to follow that with Bournemouth pair Nnamdi Ofoborh and Jack Simpson.
They're still looking to get Juan Alegria in the door as well as ensuring the likes of Ryan Kent and James Tavernier don't leave.
Celtic 's issues are manifold but in terms of the transfer market it's a centre-back they need. Christopher Jullien is out for the season with a knee injury and Neil Lennon will need cover in that area.
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