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 chief Peter Lawwell push through some final deals at the helm of the Parkhead club in the wake of their shock defeat to St Mirren?
The Premiership champions are in need of a new centre-back after Christopher Jullien's injury.Preston's Ben Davies has been mooted as a potential and Neil Lennon confirmed he is keen.
Meanwhile Aberdeen will look to replace Sam Cosgrove with a new loan striker but it won't be Ross Stewart is set to put pen to paper at Sunderland.
He's set to be announced as a Birmingham City player in a £2m move as Callum Hendry and Fraser Hornby remain on the radar as options for Derek McInnes.
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