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.
Barry Bannan's Celtic 'no brainer' as he urges Hoops to sign Sheffield Wednesday pal Steven Fletcher
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Fletcher. And the Scotland midfielder believes his former Sheffield Wednesday team-mate could offer Bhoys boss Neil Lennon a perfect alternative in the attacking department to boost his bid for 10 in a row and progress in Europe.
Lennon is hunting fresh forward faces but while targets such as Peterborough’s Ivan Toney will cost millions, Fletcher is available without a fee having turned down a new contract at Hillsborough and moved back to live in Glasgow.
Bannan is gutted his buddy won’t be around with him again at the Owls but would be thrilled to see him link up with his boyhood heroes, for whom he came so close to signing in 2009 only for Hibs to reject their offer.
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