In keeping with reputed journalist Fabrizio Romano, Leicester Metropolis are set to nominate former Manchester United striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy as their new supervisor.
Romano tweeted on X (previously generally known as Twitter): “Paperwork being checked after which time to announce Ruud van Nistelrooy as new Leicester Metropolis head coach.”
The Foxes confirmed Steve Cooper’s sacking on November 24 following a disappointing house defeat in opposition to Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea. Though the previous Nottingham Forest boss was heading in the right direction to keep away from relegation, Leicester chairman Aiyawatt “High” Srivaddhanaprabha made the daring resolution to sack Cooper simply 157 days after his appointment.
High was sad with Leicester’s lacklustre shows this season and didn’t need to repeat the identical mistake as he did within the 2022/23 relegation season. With Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes struggling, the chairman left it too late to sack him, ensuing within the membership’s shock relegation to the EFL Championship. Cooper’s dismissal comes a month earlier than the January switch window, offering Nistelrooy enough time to evaluate the squad and establish potential winter targets.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy is a comparatively inexperienced supervisor
This will probably be Nistelrooy’s second senior managerial expertise after his one-year stint within the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven. The previous striker led the Rotterdam facet to a home double, clinching the Dutch Cup and the Dutch Tremendous Cup. Nistelrooy surprisingly resigned from his function one recreation earlier than the season finale, with reviews suggesting that he had fallen out with the PSV administration and gamers. He managed 50 video games for PSV, successful 34 and shedding simply eight.
After Erik Ten Hag’s dismissal, Nistelrooy additionally had a short stint as Manchester United’s interim head coach. He managed the Pink Devils for 4 video games, main them to a few victories and a draw. Two wins have been in opposition to Leicester, with a 5-2 thrashing within the EFL Cup adopted by a cushty 3-0 victory ten days later.
The Dutchman’s appointment will probably be met with intrigue and pleasure from the Foxes trustworthy. Nistelrooy’s relative inexperience in managing top-flight golf equipment makes him a daring alternative–nearly a raffle–by the Leicester board to switch Cooper as the previous Premier League champions combat for survival this season.
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