Celtic hero Victor Wanyama on chances of Dunfermline stay
The midfielder, 34 next month, signed for the Pars on a short-term deal in March. Lennon had just been appointed manager and turned to a man he knew he could rely on to help them avoid the drop from the Championship.
Wanyama only made two appearances after being sent off for a handball during his first appearance in a defeat to former teammate Scott Brown's Ayr United.
But he has been made to feel welcome in Fife and would be open to staying longer. Lennon's own future remains up in the air as he holds talks with Dunfermline chiefs, having only signed until the end of the season himself.
Wanyama told BBC Sport Africa: 'We have to sit down again and see what's next.
'And then I'd be happy to come back here for next season.
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'Scottish people and the community, they really look after visitors. They are good people and they embrace their culture.
'Always loving, it doesn't matter where you come from – and they see you as one of their own. And they love their football.'
The Kenyan also spoke about the reunion with Lennon and how easy it was to say yes to the man who took him to Parkhead in 2011.
'He made me get to the next level of football,' he said.
'He knows me very well, so it is easy when someone like Neil calls.
'He's passionate and he's a winner.
'We had a young team [at Dunfermline] and I had to play a role in that, speaking to the young lads, trying to help them in training.
'I think that itself has been a big role.'
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