Ranieri Sacked

Claudio Ranieri has sensationally been sacked by Leicester City owners, less than a year after the Foxes won the Premier League title under his management.

There has been speculation about the future of Ranieri recently, with Leicester really struggling for form in the Premier League and well in the battle to avoid relegation. Just yesterday, Ranieri managed what turned out to be his final Leicester match, in a respectable 2-1 defeat, away to Sevilla.

The Italian manager was highly popular amongst the Leicester fans, because of his charismatic interviews and mainly because of the way he did the unimaginable last season, leading the team to a historic Premier League win. Due to his popularity, fans have been torn about whether or not a change of management would be necessary, with the majority believing that Ranieri should be given the opportunity to get the team out of the position that they currently find themselves in.

Alongside the poor form, another factor that could have influenced the board is the unsuccessful transfer window last summer, where a lot of money was spent to try and improve the side, all of which have underperformed.

It is still very early days, but an early suggestion from bookmakers is that Nigel Pearson may be in contention for a return to the Leicester City dugout.