Overview
- The club opened advanced negotiations with Russell Martin over the weekend as it seeks a permanent manager ahead of next season.
- Martin has been out of work since his October departure from Rangers and is weighing other offers in the UK and abroad, so no deal is final.
- Leicester’s sporting leadership sees Martin’s ball‑possession style as aligned with the identity the owner and new sporting director want to re-establish.
- If appointed he would replace Gary Rowett, whose short-term spell ended after Leicester suffered a second straight relegation and now prepare for a League One campaign with a major summer rebuild.
- Martin’s record includes promotion from the Championship with Southampton, a short, troubled stint at Rangers and a rejected offer from Columbus Crew, and his hiring could sharpen plans for player sales and recruitment.