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.
Jose Cifuentes to Celtic transfer near miss before Rangers swoop as midfielder's Parkhead wish resurfaces
dailyrecord.co.ukRangers are closing in on Los Angeles FC star Jose Cifuentes - but things could have been very different with the midfielder opening the door for a move to Celtic.
The 24–year-old is heading into the final year of his LAFC contract and a move to the Scottish Premiership is rapidly gathering pace with Michael Beale set to bring the Ecuador international to Europe from Major League Soccer ahead of a host of clubs who have been tracking him as he nears the end of his deal.
However, things could have been very different had a deal to move to the green side of Glasgow came to fruition. Before leaving America de Quito for the US back in 2019, Cifuentes was adamant that he was set to decide between a move to Manchester City and Neil Lennon's Hoops as he targeted a dream switch to Europe.
Asked about his hopes for the following season after impressing for Ecuador at the Under 20s World Cup he said: "My aim is to play in Europe. "I don't know which club I will sign for yet - either Manchester City or Celtic.
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