Leicester City have appointed Dean Smith as their new head coach until the end of the 2022/23 season.
Smith, who was Aston Villa manager when the Birmingham-based club signed Warriors international Marvelous Nakamba from Belgian club Club Brugge KV, takes over the reigns at The Foxes following the departure of Brendan Rodgers last week.
The Ulsterman left his position by mutual consent after the Foxes suffered a string of poor results which left them in the relegation zone. A club statement confirming Smith’s appointment reads:
The former Norwich City, Aston Villa and Brentford manager will take charge of First Team training from Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Manchester City.
Smith brings a wealth of managerial experience and expertise to the role and, along with his coaching team, will be tasked with helping the Football Club retain its Premier League status as we head into the final eight games of the current season.
Dean’s appointment will see the return of Craig Shakespeare to the Leicester City dugout. An assistant under both Nigel Pearson and Claudio Ranieri in previous spells with the Foxes, Craig himself led the Club in 2017, successfully seeing off the threat of relegation and leading us to a UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final.
Dean’s coaching line-up will also include former England captain John Terry, who served under Dean’s management as a coach at Aston Villa, along with City’s current First Team Coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell.
There has been speculation that Smith may consider signing Nakamba at Leicester City but at the moment there is little chance of that happening.
Smith was appointed on an interim basis which means he may leave the club at the end of the season.
In any case, the transfer window will not reopen until the end of the current season.
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