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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Fabrizio Romano

Leicester’s move to appoint Jesse Marsch as manager close to collapse

Jesse Marsch
Jesse Marsch pictured in February, shortly before he was sacked by Leeds. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

Leicester’s move to make Jesse Marsch their manager is on the verge of collapse. The club had been confident of appointing the former Leeds head coach after talks reached an advanced stage but on Sunday evening agreement had not been secured on the final points of the negotiations.

As things stand, Marsch has not been convinced to take the job at the Premier League’s second-bottom club. He had been identified by the owners to replace Brendan Rodgers, who left this month. The team have lost two games out of two under the caretaker manager Adam Sadler.

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