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.
Olivier Ntcham in Nice transfer link as Celtic star's idol Patrick Vieira 'eyes reunion'
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic midfielder Olivier Ntcham is a target for Ligue 1 side Nice - according to a report in France. Le10sport claim the 24-year-old Hoops star is high on their signing agenda as they put together their summer transfer wishlist.
And a return to his homeland would reunite Ntcham with his mentor and idol Patrick Vieira - who was in charge of him during his days in the Manchester City academy.
But Celtic hold all the cards with Ntcham under contract until 2022 with the likes of Porto and Marseille keeping close tabs on his development.
The former France U21 star has reestablished himself as an important player at Celtic under Neil Lennon after feeling the wrath of his manager in the wake of a tell-all interview in France last summer.
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