Leicester’s search for a new manager is entering it’s fourth day.
The Foxes dismissed Steve Cooper on Sunday, just 24 hours on from their loss against Chelsea.
Since then a whole host of names have been linked to the job, including Graham Potter, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Carlos Corberan to name a few.
With finances tight, Leicester face obstacles to overcome in their manager search but there is one other problem that may come back to bite them.
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Leicester had no replacement in mind after Steve Cooper sacking
Despite the fan criticism surrounding Cooper, it was still a shock to many to hear of his sacking.
While the likes of Alan Shearer and Micah Richards disagreed with Leicester’s decision, the club’s hierarchy felt change was needed in order to give them the best chance of survival.
But, as revealed by The Athletic, no replacement was in mind.
Once again, the club tried to convince Potter to join, but he turned the Foxes down again.
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David Moyes also appears to be out of the running and van Nistelrooy is also wanted by Hamburg.
Corberan played down any links to Leicester on Tuesday and Lee Carsley, Danny Rohl, and Michael Carrick are also unlikely.
Leicester’s financial issues off the pitch mean that they may have to explore a cheap option, with the Foxes likely to turn to an underrated name to take charge.
Leicester should consider title-winning manager out of work
One name who hasn’t received as much coverage is former Porto boss Sergio Conceicao.
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In his first season in charge of the Portuguese giants he ended their five-year wait for a league title and would go on to win it a further two times.
He also lifted the Portuguese cup four times and guided them to the last eight of the Champions League twice.
Stats Sergio Conceicao Steve Cooper
Games managed 543 307
Games won 333 147
Games drawn 96 69
Games lost 114 91
Win percentage 61.3% 47.8%
Sergio Conceicao career stats vs Steve Cooper career stats
Conceicao is a born winner and while he may not have much experience of relegation dogfights, will certainly not settle for second best.
After leaving Porto in the summer, there would be no compensation package to pay for the 50-year-old however, wages may be an issue.
He would be an upgrade on Cooper for sure and one that supporters would certainly get behind.
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