The head coach of the new English Football League (EFL) club, Leicester City Football Club (FC), Mr Ruud van Nistelrooy, have been sacked.
The former Manchester United striker and interim coach is leaving the East Midlands with immediate effect, a statement from the club website said on Friday.
The Dutch manager, who moved to King Power Stadium from Old Trafford in November 2024, failed to keep the Foxes in the Premier League because of a run of poor results.
Ruud van Nistelrooy was appointed as interim coach by Manchester United after the sacking of his countryman, Mr Erik ten Hag, who now manages a German clun, Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
In his short stay at the Theatre of Dreams, he managed to win some games, but he could not retain his job because of the appointment of a Portuguese coach, Mr Ruben Amorim, prompting Leicester City to approach him for his services.
While managing the club’s men’s first team, Ruud van Nistelrooy struggled to win games and at the end of the 2024/2025 season, the team was relegated to the second tier of English football.
In the statement today, the club’s management thanked him for his “professionalism, integrity and a clear commitment to our aims, including through the integration of several promising players from the club’s Academy into our first team environment,” wishing him the “very best wishes for the future.”
In his reaction, he thanked “the Leicester City players, coaches, academy and all the staff I have worked with for their professionalism and dedication during my time at the club” and the “fans for their support, and take this opportunity to wish the club well for the future.”
Leicester City said, “Preparation for the EFL Championship season will continue with the planned start of pre-season on Monday, June 30. First team coaching staff will oversee the delivery of those plans until a new manager is appointed,” vowing not to make “further comment until this process has been completed.”