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 Rangers and Celtic plus Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs eye signings
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic to find a new left-back after Boli Bolingoli's exit and they have refocused their attention on one last attempt to sign Charlton's Alfie Doughty.
But a bid to lure Ryan Christie may be coming as Neil Lennon faces a battle to keep his star playmaker as Burnley eye a window bid.Odsonne Edouard will also be interesting clubs up and down the Premier League and beyond, while Kris Ajer still interests AC Milan who are in the market for a defender.
Across the city at Rangers Steven Gerrard believes a dynamic midfielder is what his team needs but despite interest in South African Bongani Zungu and Daniel Johnson of Preston, no deals have been done in that area so far.
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