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.
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dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic targets. And, of course, keeping hold of Odsonne Edouard and Kris Ajer will be paramount for Neil Lennon.Rangers have conducted some swift early business in the form of Ianis Hagi, Calvin Bassey and Jon McLaughlin.
Lyndon Dykes has signalled he's open to an Ibrox move amid fierce speculation a deal is in the works. He's not the only frontman on the radar with Kemar Roofe, Lyle Taylor and Terem Moffi all being mentioned as potential arrivals while reports in France suggest the club have made an approach for Amiens midfielder Bongani Zungu.
At Tynecastle, Robbie Neilson is the new man in charge but the club could also appoint David Weir as sporting director. One of the manager's first acts as boss could be to bring in Craig Gordon if.
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