Leicester considering shock return for Premier League icon who last managed them 23 YEARS ago after Rodgers axe
LEICESTER are considering a shock move to bring Martin O’Neil back to the club 23 years after he left, according to reports.
The Foxes dismissed Brendan Rodgers on Sunday with the club in danger of being relegated to the Championship.
The Independant are reporting that the club want to bring in an experienced interim to guide the them to Premier League safety.
And Leicester chiefs have selected O’Neill and Rafael Benitez as potential options.
The hierarchy supposedly wanted to bring in the just sacked Chelsea boss Graham Potter, but he has rejected a move to the club.
Instead, they could try to bring O’Neill, 71, back to Leicester.
The Irishman managed them between 1995 and 2000, helping guide the team to promotion to the Premier League and then two League Cup victories.
O’Neill went on to manage Celtic, Aston Villa, Sunderland and the Ireland national side before stepping away from management in 2019 following a spell at Nottingham Forest.
Some of Rodgers’ assistants Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler are currently in charge of the team and got off to a bad start losing 2-1 to Aston Villa last night.
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After the defeat, Sadler refused to give a time frame on how long he could take caretaker charge, saying: “The club have asked me to take the game tonight, that’s what I have done, I know nothing more than that at this stage.”
Leicester currently sit 19th in the Premier League table, just two points from safety.
They face a huge clash on Saturday against fellow relegation candidates Bournemouth.
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