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.
Joe Hart to Celtic talks continue as Parkhead club's Ryan Fraser stance revealed
dailyrecord.co.ukCraig Gordon confirmed he’s played his last game for the club. revealed on Saturday that Hart will rocket to the top of Neil Lennon’s shopping list if a deal to get Fraser Forster back out of Southampton cannot be thrashed out this summer.
Initial discussions between the Nine in a Row champions and the 33-year-old’s advisers have taken place with a second round of negotiations due to take place within the next few days.
Celtic are also waiting for clarity on Forster’s future as Lennon weighs up his goalkeeping options for next season.A senior Parkhead source confirmed: “There were talks last week with Hart’s people and there are further discussions planned to take place before the weekend.
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