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 subject of Celtic 'formal offer' as Sampdoria defender targeted in £7.6m deal
dailyrecord.co.ukHoops have proposed a deal that will see a £1.8m loan fee paid for an initial season. The club would then have an obligation to complete the transfer with a further payment of £5.8m needed from the Neil Lennon 's side to complete the deal.
Negotiations are likely to continue as the Serie A club want up to £9.8m for the tough-tackling Gambia international. And similarly to their pursuit of Brighton defender Shane Duffy, West Ham United are also interested in taking the big defender to London.
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