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.
Eddie Howe to Celtic 'not close' as manager's camp deny deal is imminent
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic job. A representative for the former Bournemouth boss has insisted he is not planning to return to management until the summer.The 43-year-old has emerged as the club's top target to replace Neil Lennon at the helm.Record Sport revealed last week Howe had held talks with Celtic amid interest from the Premier League.
In a statement issued to Sky Sports, a spokesperson for Howe insisted he remains a man in-demand but is not ready to put pen to paper anywhere just yet.
They said: "There has been significant interest in Eddie from a number of clubs."However, talks of any deal being close are extremely premature.
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