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Graeme Souness, a former Rangers player, has urged Celtic to appoint Neil Lennon on a permanent basis, per Sky Sports.

What’s he said?

Celtic were confirmed as SPFL champions on Saturday, as they thumped Aberdeen 3-0.

Lennon, of course, took over as manager following the departure of now-Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers mid-season.

The Bhoys have not lost with Lennon in charge but a number of fans have been underwhelmed by the club’s performances under his management and believe that a new appointment is necessary this summer.

Souness, though, thinks Celtic, who have also won the League Cup and can still win the Scottish Cup, simply have no other choice.

He said: “I worked with Neil Lennon for two years in television and he’s as good as anyone I’ve worked with.

“He gets his thinking from Martin O’Neill who got his from Brian Clough.

“Neil Lennon knows his stuff. I hope they don’t employ him as a Rangers supporter. But I want him to keep the job as he’s a good guy. They’d be crazy to get rid of him.

“If Neil wins the treble how much better can it get? He has fulfilled what he could do.”

Think outside the box

Lennon has done what was expected of him at Celtic.

The fact of the matter, however, is that pretty much any semi-decent manager could take Celtic to the league title in Scotland, particularly with Rangers as their only competition.

It would be good, then, to see the club take a leap of faith.

There is the potential this summer to bring in a fresh face with new ideas who can potentially take the club further in the one competition that really matters: the Champions League.

Lennon has shown previously that he is not the man to do that, despite that famous 2-1 win over Barcelona in 2012.

It is no surprise, though, that Souness is trying to look out for his friend by placing words like these in the public sphere. Even so, he’s wrong.