MX23RW : Tuesday, April 23 11:55:35| >> :120:7800:7800:

Leicester City 'reach £6m agreement with Celtic for Brendan Rodgers'

Leicester City are in advanced talks with top managerial target Brendan Rodgers after reaching a £6m compensation agreement with Celtic, according to a report.

Leicester City are reportedly on the verge of naming Brendan Rodgers as their new manager after reaching a compensation agreement with Celtic.

The Foxes have moved quickly to land their first-choice target, who has previous experience in the Premier League with Swansea City and Liverpool.

Rodgers has spent the past three seasons north of the border with Celtic, winning a clean sweep of domestic trophies in his first two campaigns and remaining on course to do likewise this term.

However, The Sun reports that the Northern Irishman will not stay at Celtic Park to see the job through as he is expected to be in charge for Leicester's meeting with Watford on Sunday.

Leicester are said to have handed over £6m to the Hoops as part of the agreement, and personal talks with Rodgers are now at an advanced stage.

Rodgers was given a tour of the King Power Stadium on Tuesday afternoon and will now succeed Claude Puel as the East Midlands outfit's third manager since title-winning boss Claudio Ranieri was sacked nearly two years ago to the day.

City parted company with Puel on Sunday following a poor run of form that leaves them 12th in the table.

ID:351621: cacheID:351621:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2309:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers pictured on February 13, 2019
Read Next:
Rodgers is better than Leicester, insists former Celtic star Commons
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leicester CityLeicester432941081394291
2Leeds UnitedLeeds44279880374390
3Ipswich TownIpswich432611685533289
4Southampton43259985562984
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4420121267442372
6Norwich CityNorwich442191477611672
7Hull City431812136254866
8Coventry CityCoventry4217121366521463
9Middlesbrough44189176460463
10Preston North EndPreston44189175661-563
11Cardiff CityCardiff44195205061-1162
12Bristol City441611175147459
13Sunderland44168205251156
14Swansea CitySwansea441511185762-556
15Watford441217155958153
16Millwall441411194355-1253
17Stoke CityStoke441311204460-1650
18Queens Park RangersQPR441311204157-1650
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn441310215874-1649
20Plymouth ArgylePlymouth441212205869-1148
21Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds44138233968-2947
22Birmingham CityBirmingham441210224864-1646
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield44917184774-2744
RRotherham UnitedRotherham44412283285-5324


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!