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.
Jonny Hayes admits Celtic exit shock as Irish winger reveals Aberdeen return is possible
dailyrecord.co.ukJonny Hayes admits he expected a new contract at Celtic after discussions with Neil Lennon and John Kennedy.The winger has now left the Hoops after his current deal ran out but he revealed that he thought an offer would have been on the table after he spoke to his manager back in December.Hayes spent three years at Celtic and Lennon had told him he wanted him to be part of his squad going forward when he spoke to him in December.That was just days before the defeat to Rangers at Celtic Park and he also had similar conversations over the months that followed.But he admits that the financial impact of coronavirus could have played a part in the decision not to sign him up again for next season.He told talkSPORT: “I’d spoken to Neil Lennon a
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