Neil Lennon was Celtic boss for four years until 2014.
Gordon Strachan has told The Scottish Sun that he’d love to see his former assistant Neil Lennon get the Celtic job permanently this summer.
Lennon returned to Parkhead on an interim basis last month following the shock departure of Brendan Rodgers, who joined Leicester City.
Since returning to Celtic, the Northern Irishman, who previously spent four years as Hoops boss until 2014, has won three of his four games in charge, the other being a 0-0 draw with Aberdeen.
It remains to be seen whether the Bhoys’ hierarchy have a long-term plan for Lennon at the helm, but former manager Strachan is hoping that his old protege can return to the throne in Glasgow.
He told The Scottish Sun: “I can’t give you a balanced view on Lenny. How can I? He’s my mate. I’d love him to get the job but the Celtic board have to decide where they want to go, what’s their vision for the future?
“Is Lenny’s vision the same as theirs? Because there’s no doubt progressing in Europe is their big thing now.”
It’s very possible that Celtic have already decided that Lennon would be staying beyond this summer.
After all, the 47-year-old has previously revealed that he’s working with Head of Recruitment Lee Congerton over transfer targets, which indicates that he probably isn’t going to be diposed of.
But winning the treble Treble is a big thing. Rodgers already won the League Cup before he went, and he left Celtic with a seven-point lead at the top of the Premiership, which has since been extended to 10.
If Lennon can mastermind a Scottish Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen next month, a third successive domestic treble is on the cards at Paradise.
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