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Leicester City have made no contact with legendary boss Nigel Pearson over the vacant position at the club.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Foxes are looking for a new, experienced manager following the sacking of Marti Cifuentes on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Club chiefs decided to end Cifuentes’ reign on the back of a home defeat to struggling Oxford which left them 14th in the Championship.<\/p>\n

The former QPR manager had been in his position for less than seven months, but the pre-season play-off hopefuls have slipped down the table following a run of one win in five league games.<\/p>\n

Leicester Won’t Appoint Nigel Pearson<\/h2>\n

While Pearson is one of the names among the betting in the next Leicester manager<\/a> market, the club have made no contact with their former boss.<\/p>\n

Pearson is regarded as a hero among supporters following his success over two managerial spells.<\/p>\n

His promotions from League One and the Championship will be etched in history, but he is also remembered for laying the foundations for their heroic 5,000-1 Premier League title win alongside the late Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh.<\/p>\n

Ironically, this season marks 10 years since that title victory, and their current squad now ranks among the worst in the last 30 years.<\/p>\n

Leicester’s current points tally of 38 points is just four more than at this stage in the 2007\/08 campaign, which ended in relegation to League One.<\/p>\n

Pearson was appointed that summer and made wholesale changes to the squad by trimming the wage bill, changing the mindset and getting the supporters back on board.<\/p>\n

Leicester won the title on 96 points, and he almost inspired back-to-back promotions by reaching the play-offs in the following season.<\/p>\n

Pearson’s second spell in charge upon his appointment in 2011 was in a similar vein, reducing a massively inflated wage bill following a summer of big spending under Sven Goran Eriksson.<\/p>\n

The club eventually achieved promotion in the 2013\/14 season with 102 points.<\/p>\n

The last time Pearson was at Leicester was for Jamie Vardy’s farewell appearances in May of last year.<\/p>\n

Who Will Leicester Appoint Next?<\/h2>\n

Leicester need stability as they go in search of their fourth manager in 20 months.<\/p>\n

Andy King, who worked as a coach under Pearson at Bristol City, is currently in interim charge, but the club are identifying a more experienced name.<\/p>\n

Gary Rowett is one of the managers being mentioned and is currently out of work following his sacking at Oxford last month.<\/p>\n

He would arrive with plenty of Championship experience and may be seen as a temporary appointment until the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Tony Mowbray is another name being mooted and is currently without work since his sacking as West Brom boss last May.<\/p>\n

Russell Martin and Lee Carsley are two names who sit among the favourites in the betting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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