Overview
- Multiple outlets report Rowett is in advanced negotiations to take charge until the end of the season with a mandate to keep Leicester in the Championship.
- Leicester sit 22nd after a six-point deduction for financial breaches and a poor run of results left them in the relegation zone.
- Interim boss Andy King has lost four straight matches and has reiterated he does not want the job permanently.
- Rowett is a free agent following his December exit from Oxford United and has extensive Championship experience as a manager and as a former Leicester player.
- If appointed this week, his first match would likely be Saturday’s trip to Stoke City, one of his former clubs.