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 'knock on the door' of Rodrigo Riquelme as Neil Lennon eyes swoop for Atletico Madrid wonderkid
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic are one of two clubs who have spoken to Atletico about him. Mundo Deportivo say the youngster also has Real Betis chasing him with Celtic hoping to persuade him to move to Glasgow.
The 20-year-old was hugely impressive for Atletico’s UEFA Youth League team when they beat Rangers last season. The Spaniards are detemined to keep him and are willing to let the star leave on loan this season, providing he signs his new deal at the club.It’s unclear whether Celtic would be interested in a loan deal should he commit his long term future to the Spanish giants.Riquelme has just made two first team appearances for the club, including once in the La Liga when they took on Eibar back in September 2019.Neil Lennon's men are on the lookout for a.
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