Speculation If/When Enzo Goes, who do you want and why?

[jb5000]

I get the sense Potter doesn't fancy it.

That tweet makes it look the other way round. Personally, I'd consider completing a swoop for him to be a real coup.

 

[Blue Maniac]

swoop

coup.

Stop it

 

[pork pie fox]

Stop it

Would you prefer it if he had mentioned the magic word - Soup?

 

[popillius]

Would you prefer it if he had mentioned the magic word - Soup?

Don't ****ing start. What's tomato with you?

 

[Miles Away]

 

[Miles Away]

Leicester will continue talks with Graham Potter this week as they attempt to persuade the former Chelsea manager to make his return.

Potter is emerging as Leicester’s leading target in the process to replace Enzo Maresca and is understood to have held detailed negotiations with the Championship title winners.

Leicester’s appointment search is being driven by chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and Jon Rudkin, the director of football, and Potter has been sounded out, as reported by Telegraph Sport last weekend.

The 49-year-old has been out of the technical area since April last year, when his brief tenure at Chelsea was brutally ended after less than seven months.

While Potter has been impressed with Leicester’s set-up and squad, he is still undecided on whether to take the job.

With Leicester facing a likely points deduction, after breaching the Premier League’s financial rules, and the prospect of players being sold before June 30, the role comes with huge uncertainty.

Potter has been on Leicester’s radar since his time with Brighton and was initially approached when Brendan Rodgers was dismissed last year.

Dean Smith eventually took over and was unable to prevent the club from dropping into the Championship.

Leicester insist they are still working through the process and are determined to take their time before making an appointment. While dialogue remains open with Potter, he is not the only option.

Carlos Corberan, the West Bromwich Albion head coach, is also admired but the compensation of around £4 million is an issue for Leicester.

The departure of Maresca to Chelsea was a surprise with the timing, while also angering senior officials who thought he had committed his future to them following talks when the season finished.

Leicester want the new head coach to align with their long-term vision, working closely with head of recruitment Martyn Glover.

Last week it was confirmed that Jamie Vardy and Jannik Vestergaard had both agreed new contracts with the club.

 

[FOX Franks]

That tweet makes it look the other way round. Personally, I'd consider completing a swoop for him to be a real coup.

An AUDACIOUS swoopy coup

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

So, is Potter waiting to see how many points we will be deducted, or which players will be sold or both?

 

[Graz]

Now it sounds more promising, let's hope we're getting somewhere.

 

[SilverFox]

So, is Potter waiting to see how many points we will be deducted, or which players will be sold or both?

How many points did Everton have deducted in the end? Their loss over three seasons has been higher than ours. We should not have a higher penalty.

 

[londonfox]

How many points did Everton have deducted in the end? Their loss over three seasons has been higher than ours. We should not have a higher penalty.

Yeah. But we’re not a massive club or a sleeping giant.

 

[SJN-Fox]

Everton had their points reduced as they cooperated with the enquiry.

 

[SilverFox]

Everton had their points reduced as they cooperated with the enquiry.

We haven’t been found in breach of anything yet.

Imagine being prosecuted for not paying tax but succeeding in defending the charge because the tax had not yet fallen due. There would be no case for the tax man to say that you owe even more when it eventually does fall due because you dared to defend their previous bogus claims. It would be laughed out of court.

It’s okay to challenge something incorrect. That doesn’t make you uncooperative, it just means you aren’t a mug.

 

[ThaiSweetChilli]

We haven’t been found in breach of anything yet.

Imagine being prosecuted for not paying tax but succeeding in defending the charge because the tax had not yet fallen due. There would be no case for the tax man to say that you owe even more when it eventually does fall due because you dared to defend their previous bogus claims. It would be laughed out of court.

It’s okay to challenge something incorrect. That doesn’t make you uncooperative, it just means you aren’t a mug.

We also have no idea what the final figure will be net net. So who knows.

 

[pork pie fox]

We haven’t been found in breach of anything yet.

Imagine being prosecuted for not paying tax but succeeding in defending the charge because the tax had not yet fallen due. There would be no case for the tax man to say that you owe even more when it eventually does fall due because you dared to defend their previous bogus claims. It would be laughed out of court.

It’s okay to challenge something incorrect. That doesn’t make you uncooperative, it just means you aren’t a mug.

That makes you sound like a lawyer.........

 

[Blue Maniac]

That makes you sound like a lawyer.........

Weird that

 

[Graz]

I didn't get to read the full article, but this says we're looking at a 3 person shortlist of Potter, Corberan and Potter - sounds like the first two are the front runners.

Potter and Corberan among Leicester's leading manager candidates

Leicester City are nearing the end of their search for Enzo Maresca’s successor as manager with Graham Potter and Carlos Corberan amongst the leading contenders. Leicester began the search for Maresca’s successor after he emerged as the preferred choice to succeed Maurico Pochettino at Chelsea...

www.nytimes.com

 

[pork pie fox]

I didn't get to read the full article, but this says we're looking at a 3 person shortlist of Potter, Corberan and Potter - sounds like the first two are the front runners.

Potter and Corberan among Leicester's leading manager candidates

Leicester City are nearing the end of their search for Enzo Maresca’s successor as manager with Graham Potter and Carlos Corberan amongst the leading contenders. Leicester began the search for Maresca’s successor after he emerged as the preferred choice to succeed Maurico Pochettino at Chelsea...

www.nytimes.com

Leicester City are nearing the end of their search for Enzo Maresca’s successor as manager with Graham Potter and Carlos Corberan amongst the leading contenders.

Leicester began the search for Maresca’s successor after he emerged as the preferred choice to succeed Maurico Pochettino at Chelsea, completing his switch to Stamford Bridge nine days ago, and have been speaking to several candidates and their representatives to gauge their availability and interest in the position.

Each candidate has also been assessed on their football philosophy, wage demands and who they would want to bring in as their backroom staff, as Maresca took six of the backroom team with him.

Potter has long been admired by owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, who has looked to appoint him in the past when the position was previously vacant, but Potter was reluctant to leap back into management after his experience as Chelsea boss just over a year ago. He was sacked less than a year into his tenure after leaving Brighton & Hove Albion.

Potter wanted to take time away from the game and said no when Leicester appointed Dean Smith and then Maresca.

Potter has also turned down other job offers over the last year but Leicester are hoping he can be tempted back to oversee their return to the Premier League, but Potter is yet to indicate he is ready to take up the position. Leicester would like Potter to be on a final short-list and are waiting on him to make a decision whether he wants to be considered.

Like Potter, Corberan is seen as a younger, enthusiastic and driven coach who can build on the work Maresca started in turning Leicester into a modern, progressive possession-based side.

The Spaniard is admired for his playing style and coaching ability, and is considered a serious option, although they would have to negotiate compensation with West Bromwich Albion, the club Corberan took to the play-offs last season.

Leicester want a new manager in position sooner rather than later as there is plenty of work to be done before the players return for pre-season training next month.

They face a Premier League charge and the prospect of a points deduction for a breach of profit and sustainability rules for their relegation season of 2022-23, when they posted a second consecutive £90million loss.

To ensure they are not in breach again Leicester will have a limited budget this summer and will have to trade to strengthen the squad, although they are due £10m from Chelsea in compensation for Maresca.

Three players from the Championship-winning squad have left — Dennis Praet, Marc Albrighton and Kelechi Iheanacho — and need to be replaced, while Callum Doyle and Yunus Akgun have returned to their clubs after season-long loans. Leicester are expected to complete a permanent deal for the other loanee, winger Abdul Fatawu.

The futures of players returning from loans, like Boubakary Soumare, Victor Kristiansen and Luke Thomas, must also be decided.

Planning for pre-season also needs to be finalised after the shock departure of Maresca.

Leicester are still assessing other options as well and it remains uncertain whether Potter will indicate his interest or that Corberan could be prised away from West Bromwich Albion, but Leicester hope to make an appointment in the next couple of weeks and the duo are high on the list.

 

[Robin127]

Wheels in motion...

Edin Terzic: Borussia Dortmund manager departs after asking to leave

Borussia Dortmund part company with manager Edin Terzic after he asks the club "to terminate his contract with immediate effect".

www.bbc.com

 

[FOX Franks]

I didn't get to read the full article, but this says we're looking at a 3 person shortlist of Potter, Corberan and Potter - sounds like the first two are the front runners.

Potter and Corberan among Leicester's leading manager candidates

Leicester City are nearing the end of their search for Enzo Maresca’s successor as manager with Graham Potter and Carlos Corberan amongst the leading contenders. Leicester began the search for Maresca’s successor after he emerged as the preferred choice to succeed Maurico Pochettino at Chelsea...

www.nytimes.com

Sounds like a law firm