Leicester City next manager: Ex-Wolves, Aston Villa and Birmingham City men among early favourites

Leicester City have parted company with Marti Cifuentes and are now in the hunt for a new manager. They are sat in 14th place in the Championship table after 29 fixtures. The Foxes were beaten 2-1 at home by Oxford United over the weekend.

They were relegated from the Premier League last year after finishing in the bottom three along with Southampton and Ipswich Town. Cifuentes was picked as their head coach last summer after Ruud van Nistelrooy’s exit. However, the ex-QPR man has struggled to make an impact at the King Power Stadium and has now been given the chop.

Leicester have underperformed in this campaign in the second tier and have slipped to six points off the play-offs. They are now weighing up their options and have a big decision to make on who to bring in next. With that in mind, here is a look at the bookies’ favourites for their vacancy...