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.
Ivan Toney to Celtic boost as Brentford play-off heartbreak offers Neil Lennon transfer hope
dailyrecord.co.ukIvan Toney received a boost as Brentford’s bid for the Premier League crashed and burned at Wembley. understands the Griffin Park outfit would have raced into pole position in the chase for the 24-year-old’s signature if they had made it past west London rivals Fulham to claim a £160m promotion jackpot.It was a cagey affair at Wembley and the match went all the way to extra-time.Fulham called for top-scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic from the bench, but it was Joe Bryan who sealed a lucrative promotion.The left-back, who is eligible for Scotland, caught out Brentford goalkeeper David Raya with a whipped free-kick which found its way in at the near post.And he grabbed his second of the game late on, slotting home on his right foot after a one-two.
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