Celtic: Neil Lennon exits but will help find successor

Neil Lennon has confirmed he has left Celtic after four years as manager and will help the club find his successor.


Protects former club captain despite their third straight Scottish title has been understood for some time to consider his position .
42-year- old Northern Irishman told the Celtic website : " I supported Celtic all my life and the club will always be part of me.
"But I think for now the right time to move on to a new challenge now."

 Lennon 's statement , his representative, Martin Reilly, and came after a meeting with chief executive Peter Lawwell Celtic .
"It's the captain of the team , to play in this great club and , of course , the Celtic manager , a position he has cherished me happy was an absolute honor ," he said .
"Of course , I am in good health, as well as the Scottish champions Celtic , leaving the club to be very happy.
" I would prefer that the club is an opportunity in the future. , I will help the club to appoint my successor. "
Lennon , leading them to three league titles and two Scottish Cups , the Glasgow club have yet to comment on the famine in 2010 , took over .
He is the highest achievement profile in November 2012 in his team 's victory over Barcelona in the Champions League last 16 in taking Celtic.
However, he had no concerns about the budget for next season , his playing and his current team will not be able to negotiate three qualifying rounds seems to have feared.
Celtic chairman Ian Bankier had nothing but praise for the outgoing director .
" Neil has been a big part of his life to the club and we will always be grateful for everything he has given us," he said.

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 "Ultimately , Neil , we have to succeed , passion and drive to relaunch and , of course, in the last three years there, it keeps us back to Celtic top flight of Scottish football .
" O'Neill as manager of the club for four years has shown that the level of commitment and effort. "
With Lennon on a rolling contract , there has been speculation about his future Annual leave the club last summer and is considered closed.
West Bromwich Albion before pursuing other goals are believed to be aware of their availability, but also the search for a new coach following the departure of Pepe Mel .
Lennon often expressed his desire to manage in the Premier League finally to England, but relegated Norwich City have been linked with the vacancy.
Last season , the former Celtic defender Malky Mackay sacked by Cardiff City, Canary , who was given the job until the end of the season , also a former chief Watford Gianfranco Zola and Neil Adams, having interviews Carrow Road after departure Chris Hughton remains the favorite to take over .
Swedish Gambling Falkenbergs favorite team currently in charge of the first part , the former Hoops striker Henrik Larsson Mackay, Celtic Park will be one of those linked with the vacancy.

 Rank speculation Lennon after his assistant, Johan Mjallby , who "want something different opportunities " going to be very sure about was this summer.
Another representative of the Northern Irish club Lennon "not aligned " , said when Lawwell wished him success in the future.
"We have appointed Neil as a director, we are so cute and you are doing exactly what the club meant to him to be all knowing that she was not," said the chief executive .
" He has delivered a big hit with our fans in domestic and European football brings us back to the table.
"We are now in the club we embark on an exciting new chapter. "
Glenavon started his senior career in his homeland with former midfielder Lennon joined Celtic in 2000 before Manchester City , Crewe Alexandra and played for Leicester City.
Celtic Park as a player, was a seven-year spell as interim manager in 2010 after taking over as manager of Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers before brief stints as coach of the first team returned in 2008.