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.
Celtic fired Ivan Toney transfer warning as Peterborough chief Barry Fry makes £12.5m claim
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic had an offer rejected and Fry has now insisted it was way short of their valuation of the player. The striker knows Gavin Strachan well because the Celtic first team coach was assistant at the Posh.He's had an impressive season as the club and it's believed Brentford have had a bid accepted for him but Fry expects a second from Celtic.
However, Neil Lennon has been told his club will need to up their bid considerably if they are to get the same chance to speak to the former Newcastle youngster.
Fry told the Daily Mail: "We received a bid for Ivan from Celtic on Friday and we turned them down flat."What's it going to take to get him?
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