Celtic admit Lennon is 'in demand'

Published Friday, 08 March 2013

Celtic officials have admitted manager Neil Lennon could be in demand following the club's run to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Neil Lennon dismissed talk of a move from Celtic after their European run. (© PA)

However the Lurgan-born Hoops boss has played down speculation of a move away from Parkhead, insisting he sees no reason why his status would change.

Celtic made it into the knockout stages of Europe's top club competition with an impressive run of results including a memorable win over Barcelona - however their journey came to an end on Wednesday night at the hands of Serie A champions Juventus in Turin.

The team's chief executive, Peter Lawwell, admitted the Northern Irish manager could now attract interest from other clubs.

But speaking ahead of this weekend's Scottish league clash with Ross County in Dingwall, Lennon said: "It (speculation) makes no difference to me.

"I am the manager of Celtic and I am one of the privileged few who have been lucky enough to do this job. I enjoy it, I love what I do.

"I can't stop speculation about players or myself but at this current period I am Celtic manager and I don't see any reason for that to change in the future.

"Does it flatter you? It just means that you might be doing a decent job along the way."

Comments

2 Comments

Paul in Craigavon wrote (73 days ago):

That is a laughable and indeed ignorant comment. I am not a fan of Lennon, but no football fan who knows anything about the game can argue with his record, especially with the disgusting and sectarian hatred aimed at him. Not many people stay in a job after their lives are threatened. So fair play to Lennon, a success story for our wee country. What a pity so many are so bigotted as to recognise his achievements with such limited resources.

sean msstoifan in mountpottinger wrote (73 days ago):

who is looking mr lennon, apart from lurgan c,,tic maybe, get a serious grip folks,, waste of newspaper space..