Leicester City next manager: Who could replace the sacked Craig Shakespeare at the King Power Stadium?

Who will the club pick to replace Shakespeare? 

Luke Brown
Tuesday 17 October 2017 11:00 EDT
Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

On Tuesday afternoon, Leicester City announced that they had sacked manager Craig Shakespeare after just four months in charge.

Shakespeare, 53, succeeded title-winning manager Claudio Ranieri last season, steering the club to safety and presiding over an impressive 12th-place finish.

But this season Leicester have struggled. The club are third from bottom in the Premier League and have not won any of their past six league matches.

Shakespeare lost his job after a 1-1 draw with West Brom at the King Power Stadium on Monday.

But who is in the frame to replace him?

There are a number of talented managers currently out of work, while the club may even be tempted into recruiting a head coach that has already worked at the club.

Or will they hand the top job to a member of the backroom staff, like they did when they sacked Ranieri?

Click through the gallery above to see the potential candidates.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in