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.
Ange Postecoglou sidesteps Celtic question as press conference 'ended' amid Parkhead vow of silence
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon and has reportedly agreed personal terms with the club. His side drew 1-1 with Consadole Sapporo in a J-League Cup play-off first leg but his post-match press conference inevitably turned towards Celtic.
The 55-year-old gave nothing away when asked similar questions last week and it's been reported the press conference was declared over before any follow-ups could be put to him.
Asked about the prospect of moving to Glasgow, Postecoglou replied: “As I said last week my focus is always on what I have got to do today and today we had a very important game and another game coming up on Wednesday so that is where my focus is.” It's expected the former Australia boss' switch to Scotland could take some time as he does not hold the.
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