Leicester City have started compiling a shortlist of managers to replace Maresca Carlos Corberan and Ruud van Nistelrooy have their names in the hat for the role Click here to follow Mail Sport’s Euro 2024 WhatsApp Channel for all the latest breaking news and updates from Germany Leicester will step up their hunt for a new manager this week as they seek a swift conclusion to their search for Enzo Maresca’s replacement. The Foxes are narrowing down candidates to a shortlist expected to comprise three or four names, with West Brom coach Carlos Corberan known to be of interest. Maresca won promotion from the Championship last season before joining Chelsea on a five-year deal. Since leaving Leeds United, where he was Marcelo Bielsa’s assistant, in 2020, Corberan has worked impressively on limited budgets at Huddersfield and West Brom, leading both to the Championship play-offs before ultimately falling short. The Spaniard signed a new four-year deal at The Hawthorns in February 2023 and Leicester would need to pay compensation of about £4million. Yet he is unlikely to be the only contender, with Steve Cooper – who took Nottingham Forest up in 2022 and kept them in the top flight the following season – and Luton boss Rob Edwards also believed to have admirers at King Power Stadium. Leicester are looking for a new manager after Enzo Maresca left for Chelsea earlier this week West Brom manager Carlos Corberan has caught the attention of the Foxes higher-ups Both Steve Cooper (left) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (right) are interesting Leicester City Former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has not worked since leaving PSV Eindhoven, is another name proposed to the Leicester board, who approached Graham Potter in spring 2023 after sacking Brendan Rodgers. Potter himself had just been dismissed by Chelsea and had no wish to make an instant return. Any new manager will be aware of the possible points deduction Leicester face for breaking spending rules, and the likelihood they will have to sell players this month to ensure they stay within the rules for the current accounting period, which ends on June 30. Steve CooperEnzo Maresca
