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 makes Celtic transfer admission as he responds to Kris Ajer Milan links
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic might not be able to fight off big money bids for his stars because of the financial storm created by the coronavirus.The Hoops boss is determined to keep his top assets such as Odsonne Edouard and Kristoffer Ajer and he revealed he’s delighted there has been no concrete interest in the pair yet.But Lennon is aware the goalposts have been moved in the wake of the pandemic and although Celtic are in a strong position – it could be tough to knock back serious cash.He said: “It is difficult to say, particularly in this climate currently, that a player is not going anywhere because everyone has a price.“Ideally we don’t want to sell our best players and we will remain steadfast on that.“But if an offer comes in then I’m sure the club.
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