Ruud van Nistelrooy’s future at Leicester City is uncertain.
Leicester have lost seven consecutive Premier League games under his stewardship and have been cut 12 points adrift of 17th-placed Woves.
Leicester were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City on Wednesday evening, which near enough sealed their fate back to the Championship.
Foxes fans urged the club to sack Van Nistelrooy after the game, with many growing tired of his team selections.
The decision rests on Jon Rudkin and Khun Top, who have already had to outlay a substantial sum of cash on the sacking of Steve Cooper.
And, there’s yet more bad news for Van Nistelrooy as he could be left without an assistant manager soon.
Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images
Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images
Huddersfield Town eye Leicester coach Brian Barry-Murphy
Leicester only recently hired Brian Barry-Murphy to Van Nistelrooy’s coaching staff, but he could already be on the move.
The former Manchester City assistant manager is being eyed by League One promotion hopefuls Huddersfield Town, who recently sacked Michael Duff.
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Daily Mail journalist Mike Keegan claims Barry-Murphy is admired by Town, who are reconsidering their decision to stick with caretaker boss Jon Worthington until the end of the season.
The West Yorkshire club are expected to pose as an attractive proposition for the Leicester coach, who has already made his intentions clear of becoming a first-team manager one day.
Barry-Murphy wants to become first-team manager
Speaking after his Man City exit last summer, Barry-Murphy told The Athletic that he wanted to become a first-team manager.
“I’ve been pretty clear for a while that I wanted to move on,” the 46-year-old said. “It might sound unusual, as I would sum up my period at Manchester City as the most insightful of my life in football, because of who I was working with.
“But also, I have this real want to go and test myself on my terms. You tell yourself: ‘Go on, then,’ rather than stay there and be in awe of Pep, watch what he does and never use it for anything.
“I had a real instinctive feeling when I went to Man City that it was the right place at the right time; I have had the same feeling for over a year now. It sounds selfish but I have got what I wanted from that experience.”
So, it’s pretty obvious that if Huddersfield did make an offer to Barry-Murphy, it would quickly be accepted and Van Nistelrooy would be left without an assistant manager for the remainder of the season.
Not ideal for the already struggling Dutchman.