"Image source, Getty Images Championship strugglers Leicester City are poised to name former player Gary Rowett as their new head coach. BBC Radio Leicester report the 51-year-old, who was sacked as Oxford boss two months ago, took training on Wednesday. Rowett now looks set to be the permanent replacement for Marti Cifuentes, who was sacked three weeks ago. The Foxes are third from bottom in the Championship, two points adrift of safety with 14 games left."
"Leicester have lost all four games under interim boss Andy King since Spaniard Cifuentes' departure, and have also been docked six points in that time, having been found guilty of breaching spending rules after a protracted legal battle. The points penalty, combined with a seven-game winless run that has included six defeats, has plunged Leicester into the drop zone. The East Midlands club dropped into the bottom three on Saturday,"
Gary Rowett, 51, has taken training and is poised to be named Leicester City's head coach after leaving Oxford two months earlier. Rowett spent two years as a player at Leicester after joining from Birmingham City in 2000. He has managed five Championship clubs: Birmingham, Derby County, Stoke City, Millwall and Oxford, where he lasted almost a year before his December 2025 dismissal. Leicester sit third from bottom in the Championship, two points adrift of safety with 14 games remaining. The club lost all four matches under interim Andy King, were docked six points for breaching spending rules, and have endured a seven-game winless run including six defeats. Leicester dropped into the bottom three after Blackburn beat QPR and an FA Cup exit to Southampton.
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