Neil Lennon says he turned down approaches from Scottish clubs last summer and his move to Rapid Bucharest is a 'far better option'.
Neil Lennon says he turned down approaches from Scottish clubs and his move to Rapid Bucharest is a "far better option".It began with an approach, followed by a Zoom call with Rapid owner Dan Sucu, whom he then met in Athens."I've since been to Bucharest, looking at the stadium and the facilities. It's a club that's on the up. All of Romanian football is on the up at the moment. The national team are at the Euros.
Lennon lasted just eight months with Omonia but packed a lot in, winning the Cypriot Cup and qualifying for the group stage of the Europa League, with matches against Manchester United and Real Sociedad. "It's a different club from the one I worked at. Different owners. Would I have gone back? I don't know. I loved my time there but it's never the same the second time. I learned that at Celtic."
"All three Bucharest clubs have great tradition," he said. "Our stadium holds 30,000 but when we play Steaua it's at the national stadium, which holds 60,000.
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