Neil Lennon has been offered the Celtic manager's role on a permanent basis.
After succesfully guiding Celtic to their eighth successive Premiership title and lifting the Scottish Cup with a 2-1 win over Hearts, the Celtic board have been suitably impressed with the Northern Irishman's work and have offered the 47-year-old a permanent contract.
Details of the deal have not yet been released, but are expected to be announced in the coming days.
š We are delighted to announce that Neil Lennon has been offered the job as permanent #CelticFC manager and the details will be confirmed in the coming days šāŖļø #TrebleTreble pic.twitter.com/riIbbdkB7I
ā Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) May 25, 2019
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Chief executive Peter Lawell said: "Neil stepped up to the plate when we needed him. Heās a true Celtic man who knows the club and the city.
"Heās a winner with a fantastic eye for a player. Iām delighted to announce heās been offered the job."
Speaking after watching his side win the Scottish Cup final, Lennon said: "Itās a privilege. Itās been my privilege to manage the club once but to do it a second time, I feel like Iāve come full circle.
"It was always an objective. I left the club on good terms the last time and nothingās changed.
"It has been a rollercoaster couple of months. Difficult, but I hope I bring a lot more success to the club going forward.
š Neil Lennon speaking at Hampden Park after securing #CelticFC the #TrebleTreble and being offered the manager job on a permanent basis. pic.twitter.com/SWLqjOAEas
ā Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) May 25, 2019
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"The hard work has already begun. Thereās going to be changes in personnel obviously, but I donāt want to change too much because itās been a really good transition between myself and Brendan [Rodgers].
"Iāve got to pay tribute to him and pay tribute to Ronny [Deila]. They have done fantastic things for the club as well."
More to follow.
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