Claude Puel appointed new Leicester City manager

Claude Puel will be take charge of Leicester City as their new manager. The premier league club have named the Frenchman as their manager, Leicester City said on Wednesday.

Puel, who has already managed Southampton, will replace Craig Shakespeare who was sacked last week with Leicester, the 2016 English champions, currently third from bottom of the table.

“It’s a great privilege to become the new manager of Leicester City – a club whose values and ambitions are closely aligned to my own,” the 56-year-old Puel said on the club website.

“The opportunity to help the club build on its remarkable recent achievements is a truly exciting one and I’m looking forward to working with the owners, players, staff and supporters to deliver further lasting success.”

(With Reuters input)