Lennon new head Bhoy as Trap move denied

CELTIC chairman John Reid yesterday strenuously denied Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni or anyone else had been sounded out about the manager’s job at Parkhead before insisting Neil Lennon was the only credible candidate.

The Irishman was finally confirmed as boss at Parkhead yesterday after an interim spell as manager following the departure of Tony Mowbray in March.

However, last month Trapattoni was quoted as saying: “It was not the Celtic chairman, but someone close to him, close to the club, a former player, who approached me three to four months ago and asked would I be interested in a position.”