Leicester Metropolis have appointed former PSV Eindhoven boss Ruud van Nistelrooy as their new supervisor.
The Dutchman replaces Steve Cooper, who was sacked last weekend after simply 12 Premier League matches in command of the Foxes.
He has signed a contract till June 2027 on the King Energy Stadium.
Van Nistelrooy’s appointment comes two weeks after he left his function as interim head coach at Manchester United following Ruben Amorim’s arrival.
“I am proud, I am excited,” Van Nistelrooy, 48, mentioned.
“All people that I communicate to about Leicester Metropolis is enthusiastic. They’ve nice tales concerning the high quality of the folks working on the membership, the supporters and, after all, the latest historical past of the membership is spectacular.
“I am excited to start out and to get to know everybody and provides every thing I can for the soccer membership.”
Leicester are sixteenth within the Premier League, one level above the relegation zone, and go to Brentford on Saturday.
First-team coach Ben Dawson will take cost of the aspect in west London earlier than Van Nistelrooy leads the Foxes for the primary time towards West Ham at dwelling on 3 December.
Van Nistelrooy oversaw three wins and one draw throughout his four-game stint in cost at United, with two of the victories coming towards Leicester within the Premier League and Carabao Cup.
