Leicester ‘in contact with Graham Potter’ as ex-Chelsea boss becomes ‘serious candidate to succeed Enzo Maresca’

• Graham Potter has been out of work for over a year since being sacked by Chelsea
• Leicester are looking to make a positive return to the Premier League this term
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Leicester City have made contact with Graham Potter over their managerial vacancy, according to reports.

The former Brighton and Chelsea manager has been out of work since being questioned by the Blues midway through the 2022-23 campaign, although he has been linked with a return on several occasions.

He has been heavily linked with a takeover from Ajax at the end of the 2023-2024 season, only for reports to have emerged that he has snubbed the Dutch giants.

Now he is being linked with a return to English football and the Premier League, with the Foxes looking for a new manager following the departure of Enzo Maresca.

Maresca, ironically, left Leicester for Chelsea and Potter is believed to be considered a “serious candidate”, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The report claims the Foxes have made contact with Potter and are considering the 49-year-old as a serious contender.

Potter has also been linked with the England job with Gareth Southgate’s future beyond the European Championship still up in the air.

Potter is available but his inactivity since being sacked by Chelsea in April 2023 may count against him.

Meanwhile, Leicester are looking to cement their return to the Premier League after a surprise relegation in 2022-23.

Maresca’s side tore through the Championship to finish on 97 points with 31 wins from 46 games, however the Italian was quickly poached by Chelsea after Mauricio Pochettino left the Stamford Bridge club by mutual consent.

Key to that success has of course been club legend Jamie Vardy, who has scored 20 times and will surely continue to play a crucial role at the King Power as they return to the top flight at the first question.

Vardy has since signed a one-year contract extension, taking his stay at the Foxes into a 13th campaign.