Leicester City could deal a major blow to promotion rivals Middlesbrough after Chelsea’s decision

Leicester City could be about to deal a major blow to Middlesbrough’s promotion rivals West Brom by targeting their head coach Carlos Corberan.

Leeds United assistant Marcelo Bielsa has built a stellar reputation as a manager since taking the reins at Huddersfield Town in 2020. He led the Terriers to the play-off final in 2022 before stepping down due to disagreements with club management. were sold as key players, including former Boro loanee Lewis O’Brien.

Despite a brief and unsuccessful spell with Olympiakos, the Spaniard returned to England with West Brom a day after Michael Carrick was appointed at Boro and after a solid end to that season, he then guided the Baggies to the play-offs from this term, despite the off. – the uncertainties of the field before the takeover of the club in February.

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While there were no signs Corberan would leave West Brom after play-off success as he had at Huddersfield – with talks at the Midlands club since losing to eventual promotion winners Southampton in the play-off semi-finals with ambitious plans to challenge. again the next term.

But with newly promoted Leicester City set to lose boss Enzo Maresca to Chelsea – where his appointment is expected to be confirmed by the end of the week – the Foxes are now looking for their new boss and are said to be considering Corberan. .

Our website Leicestershire Live has verified a report from the Sun which claimed Corberan was a man being considered for the role at the King Power Stadium. Graham Potter, David Moyes and Steve Cooper were also mentioned, with the trio previously working in the Premier League and currently without clubs, negating the need to pay a compensation fee.

Boro boss Carrick has also been named among the bookmakers’ contenders, albeit at long odds of 16/1. However, he is understood to be close to signing a new deal and committing his future to Boro.

This is probably the reason why, in the current period of managerial carousel, his name is not mentioned more. A report from Athletic recently revealed that, particularly for clubs who focus heavily on data, Carrick was at the top of the lists of top candidates.