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.
What Jake Clarke Salter would cost Celtic as transfer price tag revealed to land wanted QPR star
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic have discovered the fee they would need to shell out to land QPR star Jake Clarke-Salter – according to a report.Brendan Rodgers' side have been previously named as an interested party in the defender this summer but face big competition from England from both the English Premier League and Championship with the likes of Wolves, top flight new boys Ipswich Town, Burnley, Stoke City and Crystal Palace all said to be keen on a deal.
The 26-year-old featured 33 times in the second tier as his current club finished 18th in the standings.The Telegraph report the Potters have made the stopper a 'top summer target' but more notably for Celtic is the price element of day deal with it stated it would cost between £5-7million to prize him out of Loftus Road this summer.
It is a price range that fits the bill in terms of the Hoops' recruitment with previous transfers in that bracket happening in recent times including Christopher Jullien for £7m under Neil Lennon.Rodgers is likely to bring in fresh faces to the heart of his defence with it proving a problem position this season.
The campaign started with an injury crisis with Cameron Carter-Vickers - who has had a couple of spells out this term - missing and Carl Starfelt sold.
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