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.
Newcastle enter transfer race for Celtic-linked David Turnbull as Premiership side scout Motherwell star
dailyrecord.co.ukMotherwell star David Turnbull having him watched last term. The Chronicle report that the Magpies had the 21-year-old watched on a number of occasions as he made his return from injury.
They claim that United Head of Recruitment Steve Nickson "liked the look of" the Wishaw midfielder. It follows news today that Celtic scouting supremo Nicky Hammond watched the midfielder during the Steelmen's closed-door clash with Kilmarnock last week.
The Daily Mail state that Neil Lennon has maintained "regular checks" on the fitness and form of the Wishaw footballer after the collapse of his move to Parkhead last year due to injury. Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport onTwitter via@LanLiveSport, like us on Facebookor find us on Instagramfor the latest sports.
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