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Seven leftfield Leicester City new manager options as search takes twist.
While many of the names being linked to Leicester City are familiar, here’s a few who might not known so well to supporters, with most spending their careers overseas.
Names are swirling as Leicester City search for a new manager, with a leading contender for the job yet to emerge.
Graham Potter and David Moyes are unlikely to be the next man in the dugout, opening the door for Ruud van Nistelrooy, Carlos Corberan, and Michael Carrick to come into consideration. But what about other possibilities?
With no candidate yet emerging as the frontrunner, City could be looking outside of their usual field. Here’s a rundown of some of the leftfield names.
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Edin Terzic.
Heavily linked to the West Ham job amid Julen Lopetegui’s early struggles, managing a club to a Champions League final will naturally bring suitors. After losing to Real Madrid with Borussia Dortmund in the continent’s showpiece occasion last season, he chose to leave the German club and is now without work.
Lucien Favre
Out of work for nearly two years now, 67-year-old Favre would be a surprise appointment. But he does have plenty of pedigree, especially for taking mid-ranking clubs into the upper echelons, doing so with Borussia Monchengladbach and Nice.
Roger Schmidt
Successful at pretty much every club he has managed, Schmidt is not shy of travelling outside of his comfort zone, having managed in Germany, Austria, China, Netherlands and Portugal. He did very well with Bayer Leverkusen and won the 22-23 Portuguese title with Benfica before being sacked this August. He has managed against City previously, with PSV in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals.
Daniele De Rossi.
A Roma legend, De Rossi was given the chance to manage the club this year, taking over from Jose Mourinho on a short-term basis initially. Taking the club to the Europa League semis, he did well enough to earn an extended stay, but was then sacked four Serie A games into this season. He’s not worked outside Italy.
Carlos Cuesta.
Appointing a big club’s assistant manager worked for City with Enzo Maresca, and Cuesta is building quite a reputation for himself alongside Mikel Arteta at Arsenal. He never played the game professionally and was coaching in Atletico Madrid’s academy by 18. He’s still only 29, which makes him younger than seven members of City’s squad.
Bodo/Glimt’s success may not have gone unnoticed in recent years, the Norwegian side defying expectations to make a name for themselves in Europe, especially when they beat Mourinho’s Roma 6-1. Knutsen has been in charge there for the past six years, winning three national titles in that time.
Sergio Conceicao.
A three-time league winner and four-time cup winner in Portugal with Porto, Conceicao ended his seven-year spell there this summer, despite signing a new four-year contract just a couple of months earlier. He’s been linked to West Ham and Wolves in recent weeks.
