LEICESTER players were seen partying in Copenhagen just hours after losing at home to former manager Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea.
Footage released in the Danish press shows stars including Harry Winks and Conor Coady dancing in Museo nightclub, with a banner ominously close to them saying “Enzo I Miss U”.
Winks and Coady can be seen in good spirits while revellers dance around them and hold bottle sparklers.
Foxes boss Steve Cooper was sacked on Sunday afternoon, just hours after his players were dancing away in the Danish capital.
According to Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, Jannik Vestergaard and Victor Kristiansen – both Danish internationals – were also in the luxury nightclub.
SunSport understands the Leicester players were at their Christmas party.
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The Telegraph claims Cooper had fall-outs with both Winks and Vestergaard before his sacking.
Danish defender Vestergaard was reportedly banished from training at one stage during the manager’s spell, while he also had a confrontation with Cooper.
The Foxes fell to a 2-1 home defeat to Maresca’s new side Chelsea on Saturday lunchtime with goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez.
Jordan Ayew grabbed a late consolation, but his goal was not enough to keep Cooper in a job.
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Cooper was appointed as Maresca’s successor in the summer but has been dismissed after just 12 matches and 157 days at the helm.
That’s with Leicester sitting one point outside the relegation zone.
Cooper, who signed a three-year contract, was told when he took the job that his only target for the campaign was to keep them up.
The decision is believed to have been made solely by owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha – who fears a second relegation in three seasons.
He has also reacted swiftly after criticism of pulling the trigger too late on Brendan Rodgers prior to their relegation two years ago.
Cooper was informed of his dismissal by director of football Jon Rudkin.
Potter is reportedly in the frame to replace the Welshman having not taken a job since being sacked by Chelsea in April 2023.
Ex-West Ham boss and former Manchester United assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy are also “realistic contenders”.
Leicester avoided a potential points deduction earlier this season for breaching PSR rules when they cited a technicality in the process.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
