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 reveals Celtic could be involved in pre-season mini tournament as Hoops hunt game time
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic could be involved in a pre-season mini tournament as he looks to get his players fine tuned ahead of the Premiership kick off in six weeks.
The champions returned to training nine days ago under strict health and distancing guidelines. But Lennon admits getting game time remains a headache with the clock ticking down towards the start of the season and he revealed they might even have to play friendlies against Premiership rivals.
A 14-day quarantine rule for anyone entering the UK threatens to scupper Celtic's plans for playing overseas teams ahead of the August 1 kick-off.When asked if they might have to take on Premiership teams to build up match sharpness, Lennon said: "Possibly.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk