Pearson appointed Leicester boss

Championship outfit Leicester City have confirmed that Nigel Pearson will be the club’s new manager.

Pearson, who managed Leicester between 2008 and 2010, has re-joined the

King Power Stadium outfit on a contract that will keep him at the club

until the end of the 2013-2014 season.

Leicester sacked former manager Sven-Goran Eriksson last month before a

lengthy period of negotiation followed with Pearson’s former club, Hull

City, until an appropriate compensation package was agreed.

Assistant managers Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh have also joined

Pearson at Leicester, with the trio to start at their new club with

immediate effect.

“Craig, Steve and I are all extremely excited to be re-joining Leicester

City, working with the players and working closely with the Board of

Directors to achieve the Club’s aspirations,” Pearson told the club’s

official website.

The move to bring back Pearson and his staff, who led Leicester to the

2009 League One title and the 2010 Championship play-offs, has Leicester

City vice-chairman Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn excited.

“We are very pleased to have secured the services of Nigel, Craig and

Steve and we are sure that they are the men to lead this Club forward,”

Raksriaksorn said.

“Nigel is very well respected within the game and he and his team have

the knowledge of this division and the ability to motivate the players,

staff and supporters.”

“They achieved a great deal during their last spell at the Club,

rescuing Leicester City from its lowest position and coming so close to a

place in the Premier League. We are sure that this time around, with

everyone’s support and endeavour, they can take us one step further.”

Leicester, who spent an approximate 13 million pounds on bolstering

their squad, currently sit in 12th position on the Championship table.

After losing Pearson, Hull City announced that Nick Barmby will take on the role of caretaker manager.