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.
Omar Colley Celtic bid claim prompts swift Neil Lennon response as he addresses 'formal offer'
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic bid for Sampdoria's Omar Colley. A report from Italy on Saturday claimed the Premiership champions had lodged a £7.6million "formal offer" for the defender.It's believed the Serie A club value Gambia international Colley at over £9m.
Regardless, Lennon has denied that the club have entered negotiations to sign him. Asked if he could confirm the bid, Lennon told BBC Sportsound : "I can't, no. "I can deny it, yeah."I'm not aware of that at all." As Celtic prepare for face Motherwell at Parkhead, Lennon has named an unchanged team from Wednesday's Champions League qualifying defeat to Ferencvaros.
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