BREAKING: Leicester City sack Claudio Ranieri
Premier League champions
Leicester City has sacked Claudio Ranieri nine months after the Italian
guided them to their first ever league title.
This was disclosed in a statement published on the club’s official website on Thursday, February 23.
Leicester City sack Claudio Ranieri
A statement by the club’s vice chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha read: “This
has been the most difficult decision we have had to make in nearly
seven years since King Power took ownership of Leicester City. But we
are duty-bound to put the club’s long-term interests above all sense of
personal sentiment, no matter how strong that might be.
“Claudio
has brought outstanding qualities to his office. His skilful
management, powers of motivation and measured approach have been
reflective of the rich experience we always knew he would bring to
Leicester City. His warmth, charm and charisma have helped transform
perceptions of the club and develop its profile on a global scale. We
will forever be grateful to him for what he has helped us to achieve.
“It was never our expectation that the
extraordinary feats of last season should be replicated this season.
Indeed, survival in the Premier League was our first and only target at
the start of the campaign. But we are now faced with a fight to reach
that objective and feel a change is necessary to maximise the
opportunity presented by the final 13 games.”
Ranieri, appointed City manager in July
2015, led Leicester City to the greatest triumph in the Club’s 133-year
history last season, as the Foxes were crowned champions of England for
the first time.
His sack comes just one day
after Leicester were beaten 2-1 by Sevilla in the last-16 of the
Champions League at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.
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