Celtic and Rangers target Lennon Miller should stay at Motherwell, says new chairman

Motherwell chairman Kyrk Macmillan wants Lennon Miller to continue his growth at Fir Park, as speculation mounts over his future. Just weeks after turning 18, the midfielder has been linked with moves to Celtic, Rangers and Southampton. One such rumour has him joining the Scottish champions for £5.

3million in January, and being loaned back out to Motherwell for six months. Scotland under-21 and under-19 star Lennon has recently been made captain, with injuries to Paul McGinn and Stephen O’Donnell, including in the 2-1 Premier Sports Cup semi-final defeat against Rangers at Hampden. Miller is contracted to Motherwell until 2026, and while the new Fir Park chairman admits the teenager will move on when the time is right, he’s not sure that is now.



Macmillan told Sky Sports: “Lennon has done incredibly well since he came into the first team. Obviously he’s now captain of the club over the last couple of matches, did it at Hampden as well for the semi-final. “I think ultimately it’s about Lennon’s growth journey, and we want him to stay at Motherwell as long as possible.

“It’s great, watching him every Saturday. He gets supporters excited and people are really excited to engage with him and his journey in football. “There may come a time when lennon decides ‘I want to try something new in another environment’, but ultimately we want to make his time at Motherwell as successful as it can be.

“That is who we are as a football club, and that will be the same for Lennon as it will be, hopefully, for other players in the future as well. “It is our model, ultimately. The club has been successful with that in the past, in terms of moving on younger players and being able to bring strong revenue to the club.

“There have been no confirmed conversations as yet, but we will see what happens, and we’ll take the appropriate level of conversations at that time.” Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport on X via @LanLiveSport , like us on Facebook or find us on Instagram for the latest sports news, pictures and video..