Neil Lennon would be due a £300,000 pay off if he is sacked by Celtic.
The claim is made in the Daily Mail by Stephen McGowan who has a long track record of knowing Celtic’s next moves.
Lennon signed a 12-month rolling contract when he was given the manager’s job on a permanent basis soon after the 2019 Scottish Cup Final win over Hearts.
The normal understanding of that type of deal is that it gives a year’s salary in the event of being sacked but Lennon is likely to be on a deal worth much more than £300,000 a year
Introducing a piece covering Sutton’s comments on BT Sport last night McGowan of the Daily Mail reports:
Chris Sutton insists Neil Lennon should walk away from Celtic to salvage his Parkhead legacy. Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Livingston left the champions 20 points behind Rangers and without a win in 2021, with hopes of ten in a row all but gone. Due a £300,000 pay-off if Celtic sack him, a defiant Lennon has enraged supporters by insisting he won’t quit.
In December Celtic promised to carry out a review of the managerial situation in the new year but in a video message last week Peter Lawwell made no reference to it as he issued an apology for the Dubai training trip.
On Monday Lennon hosted a fiery media conference that Celtic refused to upload onto their You Tube channel, after claiming that Sky Sports wouldn’t get access to his players Celtic provided Ryan Christie and Moi Elyounoussi to the broadcaster in the two days that followed.
