Kolo Toure is on the verge of being appointed Wigan Athletic manager in an unexpected twist - a matter of days after his brother, Yaya, turned down the role.
Former Arsenal and Liverpool defender Toure retired from playing in September 2017 and joined Brendan Rodgers' coaching staff at Celtic. He followed his former manager to Leicester in 2019 and he continues to juggle his responsibilities as a first-team coach at the King Power Stadium with a role in the Ivory Coast set-up.
However, Toure is close to taking up his first senior management position, which has been an ambition of his for some years. Wigan chairman Talal Al Hammad has jetted into London to finalise a deal for the 41-year-old after sacking Leam Richardson, who was dismissed last week following a run of eight games without a win.
