MANAGERE: Guus Hiddink & Alan Pardew.

Former Premier League manager says he turned down Leicester

Editorial

3. april 2017

Football

Guus Hiddink says he turned down the opportunity to manage champions Leicester City following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri and instead recommended Craig Shakespeare.

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The experienced former Chelsea and Netherlands coach was in the frame to replace Ranieri after the Italian was sacked just nine months after leading Leicester to a shock Premier League title.

But the Dutchman, 70, told The Sunday Times: «To be strictly correct, I didn’t talk directly with Leicester. But you know how the line goes. ‘They think of you…’

«They asked not directly but indirectly, but I said no. If you have decided to sack Ranieri, why don’t you go with your number two guy?»