Leicester city in 'secret talks' with former England coach, Roy Hodgson, for managerial position
Leicester City, fresh off a 3-1 thrashing of Liverpool and criticism all over social media for their treatment of former coach Claudio Ranieri, have now started secret talks with former England and Liverpool Manager, Roy Hodgson to become their new head coach according to reports in the British media.
Hodgson, 69, oversaw
England's disastrous early exit at the hands of Iceland last summer but
is being fancied by the heavily criticized Leicester city owner, Vichai
Srivaddhanaprabha, who wants him to coach the club in the long term.
The
Leicester city owner believes Hodgson has the right experience and
technical know how to lead the club forward but Hodgson isn't yet
completely sold out on the idea, and after his reign with England,
doesn't want to engage in the wrong kind of 'project'.
Interim
manager Craig Shakespeare will continue coaching the club in the short
term after guiding Leicester to an emphatic 3-1 win over Liverpool at
the King Power Stadium on Monday night and is is expected to be in charge for Leicester’s next two games until a deal with Hodgson is finalized.
If
Shakespeare does well, he could be given the mandate to lead the team
till the season's end before a new manager is gotten in the summer.
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