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.
Liam Moore on Celtic radar as Neil Lennon weighs up Shane Duffy alternative
dailyrecord.co.ukReading skipper Liam Moore on their transfer wishlist.Boss Neil Lennon is scouring the market as he seeks defensive reinforcements during this transfer window.Shane Duffy remains a target with Celtic trying to thrash out a deal to take the Republic of Ireland stopper from Brighton.However, with English Premier League sides West Ham, West Brom and Burnley also involved in the battle for Duffy, Celtic have other options under consideration and Moore is on that list of potential alternatives.The 27-year-old has been a stalwart for the Royals since joining from Leicester four years ago.He was handed the captaincy by previous manager Jose Gomes, but lost his starting slot in the side at the tail end of last season with manager Mark Bowen opting.
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