Celtic will announce that caretaker manager Neil Lennon is to take on the job on a permanent basis.

No contract is believed to have been signed by the former Hoops player but a deal is said to be close.

Lennon has said that he would like an older experienced assistant manager alongside him if he was to get the job at Parkhead.

He said: "If I do get the job, maybe I would like an older head to bounce ideas off.

"It is a possibility if the outcome is positive."

An announcement over who will be the next manager of Celtic will be come in the next week.