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.
Vakoun Bayo's agent blasts Celtic as he makes Neil Lennon claim after Toulouse debut double
dailyrecord.co.ukVakoun Issouf Bayo has blasted Hoops manager Neil Lennon for not giving the Ivorian striker a chance in Glasgow. Ex-Liverpool, Juventus and PSG star Mohamed Sissoko represents Bayo, who scored a double on his debut at loan club Toulouse.
His new side lost 5-3 in the end against Grenoble in Ligue 2 but after the 23-year-old's goal heroics, Sissoko insisted Lennon 's arrival to replace Brendan Rodgers meant his client would no longer feature.
He said: "The change of manager at Celtic made it complicated for him because it wasn't the current manager who signed him. That's the only reason he didn't play. "But everyone else at Celtic was unanimous in praising his qualities."He is desperate to play for Toulouse and score goals."He has scored.
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