{"id":3216,"date":"2026-06-14T13:29:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=3216"},"modified":"2026-06-14T13:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:29:50","slug":"leicester-city-russell-martin-close-to-being-named-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=3216","title":{"rendered":"Leicester City: Russell Martin close to being named manager"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Russell Martin is close to being appointed Leicester manager.<\/b><\/p>\n

The former Scotland defender, 40, is due to return to management for the first time since being sacked by Rangers in October.<\/p>\n

A final decision was due this weekend.<\/p>\n

Leicester were keen on appointing Martin last summer before he joined Rangers.<\/p>\n

The Foxes went on to appoint Marti Cifuentes, who was sacked in January after six months in charge.<\/p>\n

Under interim boss Gary Rowett, Leicester dropped into League One, suffering back-to-back relegations<\/a> after their Premier League demotion in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

They were docked six points for breaching English Football League financial rules.<\/p>\n

Martin lasted only 17 games at Rangers – he was sacked<\/a> when they were eighth in the Scottish Premiership – and had a number of options this summer.<\/p>\n

Martin, who has also managed MK Dons and Swansea, led Southampton to the Premier League by winning the Championship play-offs in 2023-24.<\/p>\n

He will be Leicester’s seventh manager in just over three years since the departure of Brendan Rogers in April 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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