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In a move which was long-expected to occur, Ruud van Nistelrooy ended his role as the manager of Leicester City football club after getting sacked from it. The 48-year-old Dutchman oversaw 19 defeats and managed just five victories from his 27 matches in charge of the club last season. The relegation from Premier League for Leicester City was confirmed when the team was left with five games, but the former PSV Eindhoven boss completed the season as he held onto the job for another month after the season concluded.
In his statement to the Leicester website Van Nistelrooy said, “I would like to personally thank Leicester City players, coaches, academy and all the staff I have worked with for their professionalism and dedication during my time at the club.” He also said that he wanted to “wish the club well” for the future.
Sean Dyche is heavily rumoured to replace Ruud van Nistelrooy as new Leicester City manager
Leicester were 16th in the table and one point above the relegation places when Van Nistelrooy replaced Steve Cooper at the King Power Stadium. Now, with him gone the first-team coaching staff will oversee the start of Leicester’s pre-season work while the Foxes hierarchy will oversee the task to bring his replacement to begin their new campaign, which they will begin against Sheffield Wednesday on 10th August, 2025.
When former Nottingham Forest boss Cooper was in charge for the three months of the season - overseeing three wins and seven losses from 15 games in all competitions - after replacing Enzo Maresca, who left for Chelsea after winning the Championship title with the Foxes in 2023-24. The defeat under Cooper’s charge came against a Manchester United team led by Van Nistelrooy as caretaker boss, the former Red Devils striker having stepped up from his role as an assistant manager at Old Trafford to temporarily replace Erik ten Hag.
Van Nistelrooy’s ideal can be said after his first match after the victory against West Ham on December 3. But three weeks later they were in the relegation zone. And apart from a seven-day reprieve after beating Tottenham in late January, the Foxes spent were at the bottom rung for the last five months. With 13 points from safety, they finished at 18th spot. The 1-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool on April 20 brought a woeful end to Leicester’s campaign in regards to staying up. That loss meant that Leicester became the first team in English top-flight history to lose nine successive home games without scoring.
According to the reports, to undo the damage done and assuming for a good performance. Former Everton and Burnley boss Sean Dyche has been heavily linked with replacing Van Nistelrooy at the King Power Stadium before their return to England’s second tier.
