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.
Albian Ajeti high on Celtic transfer list as Neil Lennon eyes deal for West Ham star
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths as he closes in on adding further firepower with West Ham's £8million hitman Albian Ajeti high on a list of targets.Griffiths will feature against Hibs in Monday’s Parkhead friendly having responded to fierce criticism from his boss after returning from lockdown out of shape.He was dumped for the Loughborough training camp and trip to France, but has grafted hard to win back the gaffer's confidence.Lennon said: “While I gave him a bit of criticism, I’ve got nothing but praise because he has got himself in great condition.“I was delighted to see the condition he has got himself in when we came back this week.
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