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Leicester City Cut Ties with Ruud van Nistelrooy After Wasting Majority of Pre-Season with Unwanted Manager
It’s been 68 days since Leicester City were relegated and only 44 days remain before their Championship campaign kicks off—yet Ruud van Nistelrooy’s exit already feels overdue.
The club’s failure to include van Nistelrooy in post-relegation planning during the five weeks following the drop made it clear he was never part of their long-term vision.
If there was any intention to retain him, meaningful discussions about the summer and upcoming season would have taken place.
Instead, Leicester’s mismanagement of their finances, particularly around Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), left them in a bizarre situation—burning through nearly two-thirds of their crucial pre-season preparation time with a manager they had no plans to keep.
Due to PSR-related financial constraints, it was widely assumed that a decision on van Nistelrooy’s future would be delayed until after the new financial year begins on July 1.
However, the club acted now to avoid the awkward scenario of the Dutchman returning for pre-season training on June 30, only to be dismissed immediately after.
While the announcement came before the PSR deadline, financial compliance clearly remained a key factor.
These matters often involve behind-the-scenes flexibility; for example, when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was sold to Chelsea last summer, the deal was announced in early July but counted toward the previous year’s accounts.
This implies that Leicester are confident van Nistelrooy’s compensation package will be recorded under next season’s finances.
Since the club has long anticipated his departure, they should already have a firm idea of who they want to lead the team next.
The problem is, many promising candidates—like Russell Martin—have already been snapped up by more decisive clubs.
One possible option still available is Sean Dyche. Reports differ on whether he’s interested, but there’s a long-standing admiration for the former Everton and Burnley boss.
Dyche also shares a connection with Leicester’s director of football, Jon Rudkin, and has shown at Everton that he’s not afraid to operate in turbulent off-field conditions.
