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Ruud van Nistelrooy's intentions are clear as he becomes favourite for Leicester City job
Ruud van Nistelrooy has quickly been installed as the odds-on favourite for the Leicester City job, following the club's decision to part with Steve Cooper on Sunday. Cooper leaves the King Power Stadium having won just two of his 12 games in charge, and the club have decided to move on after the defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.
The new manager, whoever that is, will inherit a side which is currently sitting 16th in the Premier League and winless in four. Van Nistelrooy, indeed, enjoyed two wins over the Foxes during his own interim spell in charge of Manchester United in the space of the last month; the Dutchman took over the reins temporarily after the sacking of compatriot Erik ten Hag.
During that period, van Nistelrooy oversaw a 5-2 victory over Leicester in the EFL Cup and then a 3-0 Premier League defeat earlier this month - both of them at Old Trafford. Now, he is the favourite to succeed Cooper who he lined up on the touch-line against.
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The United legend, who has previous managerial experience with PSV Eindhoven - where he won the domestic cup in 2023 - has previously confirmed his desire to eventually manage the Red Devils, who are now under the management of Ruben Amorim, but in the meantime he has reportedly put himself out there and made his interest known in a range of jobs.
The Coventry City job, which still hasn't actually been filled after they sacked Mark Robins, was a gig that van Nistelrooy was linked with, while it has been suggested that he has also been waiting for an opportunity to take over a side in the top flight with a host of managers - including at Crystal Palace, Wolves and Southampton - under threat of losing their jobs.
Remaining in England and returning to the role of a fully fledged manager, then, are expected to be Van Nistelrooy's intentions and that would make him a viable candidate in the event City were to explore the potential of replacing Cooper with the former striker.
