Leicester City target Championship manager should Ruud van Nistelrooy leave the club this summer

Sheffield Wednesday Boss Danny Rohl is a possible target for relegation-threatened Leicester Moet Ruud van Nistelrooy leave in the summer.

Leicester is in second place from below in the Premier League, 12 points on drift of safety with eight more games left and look destined for an immediate return to the championship.

Van Nistelrooy signed until June 2027 when he replaced Steve Cooper last November, but Leicester dropped out of the Dutchman and lost 14 of their last 15 league games.

Asked for his future last month, Van Nistelrooy said: 'I signed a contract two years after this one. I knew that when I arrived the challenge and how difficult it could be. I was aware of that and was committed to that future. '

But if he and Leicester separate, Mail Sport will understand that Rohl would be prominent in the thoughts of the club. The German did a good job on Wednesday and sent them to safety in his first senior role last season.

This term, the 35-year-old De Uilen kept well-free from problems and with an external chance of the play-offs.

Rohl, who is supposed to have an important compensation schedule in his contract, impressed Foxes Recruitment Chief Martyn Glover when both worked in Southampton.

He would also be a competition for the role of saints, when Ivan Juric leaves in the summer.

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