Steve Cooper has reached an agreement to be the new Leicester head coach; Cooper, 44, has been out of work since being sacked by Nottingham Forest last December; former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter was also on the Foxes’ managerial shortlist
Cooper, 44, became the Foxes’ clear preferred candidate and is categorically not their second choice to take over from Enzo Maresca, who guided the club back to promotion to the Premier League at the first time of asking last season, before recently taking over at Chelsea.
Potter, meanwhile, remains keen to get back into management and it is likely he will be considered for the England manager’s job – along with a host of other names – if Gareth Southgate decides to leave after the Euros.
