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.
Neil Lennon admits Celtic transfer funds are stretched and says Jeremie Frimpong £11m cash might not be spent
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon admits he may not get to spend the money that Jeremie Frimpong's £11.5million transfer has brought in as the pandemic hits finances.
The 20-year-old right-back has joined Bayer Leverkusen for an initial £11.5million, with the deal officially confirmed on Wednesday.
With Christopher Jullien out for the season and Hatem Elhamed homesick, there's a serious lack of cover in the Celtic defence.
But the manager knows he may not be able to splash the cash on replacements as a lack of fans at games hits every club.Asked if he'd be able to reinvest the windfall Lennon told BBC Radio Scotland: "I don't know, I'll speak to Peter (Lawwell) tomorrow."Look, we've not been immune to this pandemic financially so we felt it was good business and.
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