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.
Transfer news LIVE as Celtic and Rangers plus Hibs, Hearts and Aberdeen eye signings
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic are looking to put some spark into their title challenge but may also face bids for some of their top stars. Reports from Italy suggested Jeremie Frimpong is a target for Roma with the Hoops placing a £13.5m valuation on his head but understands these are well wide of the mark.
Neil Lennon will be focused on central defenders and wingers as he looks to freshen things up and one man definitely on his radar is Philidelphia Union star Mark McKenzie.
However, that transfer and Rangers ' pursuit of Colombian striker Juan Alegria could be in trouble over Brexit changes to player recruitment regulations.
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