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It was unexpected to see new candidates from the SEG football agency turning up, when we anticipated the announcement of the next Leicester manager to be out today. The SEG agency have Dick Schreuder, the NEC Nijmegen boss, as a client, another is former Man Utd and Feyenoord assistant Renè Hake.

SEG is also where you will find Ped Guardiola and the Man City connections are strong. This agency have their special connections to City Group. Leicester’s new Sports Director, James McCarron, has a previous life in that evironment.

Leicester have not gone public with anything, even no news about Gary Rowett and his departure. There are no talk of progress, no talk about a short list or long list, nothing. So all the noice from outside, have in real made us all more or less certain that this run for Russell Martin was one settled.

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We believe Gary Rowett has been a backup option for the Leicester City board. He expressed interest in a permanent role during his earlier talks with the club, despite having led the team to a lower division. He would have been considered for the position, if other preferred candidates had declined the opportunity.

We believe Leicester seemed to have their priorities straight, but without confirmation on the situation, they chose to remain silent about Gary Rowett. This makes sense, as it would have been unreasonable to say he was no longer in consideration without having another candidate ready.

In 2023, Leicester appointed Enzo Maresca on the 16th of June. With sources believing, as we wrote three days ago, that the Russell Martin deal was a settled affair, Gary Rowett is clearly out of the picture. But as long nothing is confirmed from the club, nothing is 100%.

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