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Neil Lennon suggests Celtic announcement imminent

Neil Lennon, Manager of Celtic during the Scottish Cup Quarter Final match between St Johnstone and Celtic at McDiarmid Park on March 01, 2020 in P...
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Neil Lennon, Manager of Celtic during the Scottish Cup Quarter Final match between St Johnstone and Celtic at McDiarmid Park on March 01, 2020 in Perth, Scotland. (Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has told Herald Scotland that the club are set to make an announcement regarding Damien Duff’s replacement.

As reported on BBC Sport last week, Duff has left Celtic as a first-team coach due to family reasons.

The 41-year-old former Chelsea and Newcastle United winger will now focus solely on his role with the Republic of Ireland national football team.

Lennon has said that Celtic have already identified potential replacements for Duff, and has suggested that an announcement could be made as early as next week after a final decision.

Lennon told HeraldScotland regarding a replacement for Duff: “We’re hoping to have someone in place next week. We’ve identified three or four options.”

Big season for Celtic

Celtic will be aiming to make it 10 Scottish Premiership titles in a row next season.

It is going to be massive for the Hoops, and one suspects that manager Lennon will do everything he possibly can to make sure that 10 in a row happens.

However, Rangers will have other plans, and manager Steven Gerrard will be determined to stop their bitter Old Firm rivals from winning the championship for the 10th successive year.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon reacts as his team suffer a 1 – 3 defeat during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg match between Celtic FC and FC Kobenhavn at Celtic Park on February… (Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)