Leicester City have sacked Brendan Rodgers as their manager, with the club in danger of suffering relegation this summer.
Rodgers was sacked a day after their 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The result saw the Foxes slip into the bottom three with 10 games remaining.
According to reports, talks between Leicester executives and Rodgers took place on Saturday morning, and it was agreed that it would be best for all parties if he stepped down immediately.
A club statement read: “Leicester City Football Club has reached a mutual agreement with Brendan Rodgers that will see him leave the club after four years as our men’s first-team manager.
“Brendan departs King Power Stadium as one of the most successful managers in the club’s history, having guided us to our long-awaited first FA Cup triumph in 2021, the FA Community Shield in the same year, two of the club’s three highest Premier League finishes and consecutive European campaigns, including our first European semi-final in 2022.”
First-team coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will take “immediate responsibility” for managing the team, who play Aston Villa on Tuesday at the King Power Stadium.
Rodgers led the club to consecutive fifth-placed finishes in 2020 and 2021 and won the FA Cup for the first time in their history two years ago.
He is the 12th managerial departure in the Premier League this season – two more than the previous record in a single campaign.