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 in Celtic transfer quip as boss insists Odsonne Edouard is 'going nowhere'
dailyrecord.co.ukOdsonne Edouard is going nowhere. The Premiership champions are keen to get at least one new face in before Monday's deadline.
A left-back to provide competition for Greg Taylor is the priority, with Alfie Doughty of Charlton linked. But speaking ahead of the clash with St Johnstone the Celtic gaffer was in no mood to give anything away.
Lennon said on BBC Radio Scotland: "It's tomorrow, we've got 24 hours and a lot of deals can get done in that time. "I'm pretty confident that we'll keep what we have and just look to add one or two if we can."The Celtic boss was then pressed to give a name.Lennon quipped: "I can't, I don't know myself!"While he wouldn't be drawn on incomings though, the Irishman was clear on the future of Edouard."He's not.
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