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 update as trusted Bournemouth trio set to follow once manager red tape is removed
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic manager and contractual reasons are behind the delay.Howe is one of the favourites to replace Roy Hodgson at Crystal Palace but understands he’s not interested in a switch to south London.Celtic must wait until Howe’s former club Bournemouth’s season is over to name him as boss due to financial obligations.The Cherries are 1-0 up against Brentford after the first-leg of their Championship play-off semi-final on Monday night.Howe will land a huge pay-off bonus from Bournemouth if they are promoted while he remains on gardening leave.Celtic hope to appoint Howe within the next fortnight and the 43-year-old is still committed to taking over from Neil Lennon.The Eagles had previously expressed an interest in Howe and yesterday they.
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