SEAN DYCHE is back in the frame for the Leicester job with the task of aiming for immediate promotion back to the Premier League.
The former Everton chief is seen as the man to pull off the recovery act by some leading figures at the Foxes HQ.
Leicester have been looking around for a replacement for Ruud van Nistelrooy after a disastrous campaign.
There was a lobby for a ‘footballing’ coach like free agent Russell Martin or Liam Manning at Bristol City.
However the financial pressure of getting promotion back to the Prem’s riches is now the main factor in the decision making.
Dyche has a proven record of success at Burnley, where he went up twice which marks him out as the steadiest choice.
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The experienced coach is based in the Midlands so the move would be ideal for him.
Sources close to Dyche claim he was ready to answer the call from Leicester DURING the season but was ignored.
Former Manchester United interim boss Van Nistelrooy is keen to discover his fate sooner rather than later.
The 48-year-old said: “(I am) still hoping to find out. The quicker the better, in the best interest of the club. We’re all hoping to find out soon.
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“There’s 70 people working at the training ground who want to evaluate the season (and start) looking forward to the next.”
The Foxes were long ago doomed to an instant return to the Championship.
But a shock derby win at European hopefuls Nottingham Forest on Sunday would see them leapfrog Ipswich and go third bottom.
However, Prem clubs are already understood to be monitoring the King Power Stadium situation ahead of the summer transfer window.
SunSport exclusively revealed that Brentford are interested in £25million-rated keeper Mads Hermansen.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
