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.
Andy Walker singles out Celtic star whose 'value is decreasing' and makes Rangers transfer prediction
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon will be buoyed by last weekend's display against Rangers, despite going down 1-0 at Ibrox. But he's unsure on the manager being able to substantially strengthen his squad in the coming weeks.The 55-year-old singled out Olivier Ntcham as potentially being earmarked for sale but expressed worry the midfielder's value has decreased due to a lack of game-time.
Walker told Sky Sports : "I am sure Neil Lennon would have been happy with his players for the best part of an hour in last week's clash at Ibrox, but in a must-win game, a moment of madness saw Nir Bitton correctly sent off and as a result, they lost 1-0 and their title hopes have all but gone. "On the plus side, the recent introduction of Ismaila Soro and David Turnbull has.
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