Leicester Edging Closer To Cifuentes Appointment

Leicester City are edging person to appointing erstwhile QPR caput coach Marti Cifuentes arsenic their caller manager.

Gary O'Neil and Chris Wilder were interviewed by nan Foxes past week while location was besides liking successful Sheffield Wednesday head Danny Rohl and ex-Middlesbrough leader Michael Carrick.

But Cifuentes, who officially near QPR past period aft being placed connected farming time off successful April, is expected to beryllium named arsenic Ruud van Nistelrooy's replacement pinch Leicester apt to person to salary compensation for nan Spaniard.

Current QPR adjunct Xavi Calm, who worked pinch Cifuentes astatine Loftus Road, could besides subordinate him astatine nan King Power Stadium.

Cifuentes had been successful complaint of QPR since October 2023, erstwhile he replaced Gareth Ainsworth pinch nan nine 2nd bottommost of nan Championship earlier nan 43-year-old guided them to 18th.

Leicester sacked Van Nistelrooy successful June aft conscionable six months successful charge, nan erstwhile Manchester United and Real Madrid striker winning conscionable 5 of his 27 games arsenic nan Foxes were relegated from nan Premier League past season.

The timing of nan determination allows them to see immoderate severance for nan Dutchman successful adjacent year's accounts, helping them comply pinch Profit and Sustainability regulations [PSR] having already axed Van Nistelrooy's predecessor Steve Cooper successful November.

Cifuentes will go Leicester's sixth head successful conscionable complete 2 years arsenic they hole for life successful nan Championship pinch nan prospect of a points conclusion aft being charged pinch an alleged PSR breach.