Sheffield Wednesday's League One rivals in 'advanced talks' to appoint new boss following relegation blow
Leicester City are reportedly in discussions to appoint Russell Martin as their new boss.
Sheffield Wednesday’s League One rivals Leicester City are in ‘advanced talks’ with former Rangers boss Russell Martin as their search for a new manager continues, according to a report by The Telegraph.
It is reported the Foxes, who were relegated to England’s third tier alongside Wednesday this season, have made the former Swansea City and Southampton chief their ‘prime target’ to oversee the rebuild required at the King Power Stadium this summer.
Just 12 months after dropping out of the Premier League, Leicester suffered a shock second successive relegation, falling through the Championship trapdoor after having six points deducted for breaching financial rules. Although their performances over the course of the season did not warrant preserving their Championship status, they would have survived without the deduction.
It means they will compete in League One next season for the first time since the 2008/09 season - a campaign that saw them storm their way to the third tier title. That is the only previous occasion they have competed in the third tier.
Leicester started last season with Martí Cifuentes at the helm, but he was sacked in January following a disappointing run of results. Former Foxes midfielder Andy King was put in temporary charge before Gary Rowett was appointed in February on a deal until the end of the season.
Martin, 40, has been out of work since being sacked by Rangers last October. Appointed at Ibrox last June, he was in charge for just 123 days, marking the shortest managerial tenure in Rangers history, before being replaced by former Owls boss Danny Röhl.
The former defender, who took Southampton to the Premier League in 2023/24, has experience of managing in League One, serving as MK Dons boss between November 2019 and July 2021. He guided them to 19th and 13th-placed finishes respectively.