Ruud Van Nistelrooy has signed for Leicester. The former Real Madrid player took the plunge as head coach and arrives on the bench of the English club to try to dig out of the hole a team which, for the moment, is out of the relegation places.
The arrival of the Dutchman comes after a fleeting stage leading Manchester United and making the link between the dismissal of Erik Ten Hag and the definitive arrival of Ruben Amorin. “We are delighted to confirm the appointment of Ruud Van Nistelrooy as the new manager of the Leicester City first team,” the Foxes club announced this Friday afternoon. after the dismissal of Steve Cooper.
“The 48-year-old Dutchman arrives with a great experience at the highest level of football, both as a player and as a coach, and has accepted the terms of his contract until June 2027», Adds the official press release. As reported by Leicester, Van Nistelrooy “will arrive on time” will travel this Saturday for the away match against Brentford, but he will only take charge of the team after this duel.
At 48, Van Nistelrooy began his career as a coach at PSV Eindhovenwith whom he won a Dutch Cup and a Dutch Super Cup. He was then hired as an assistant Erik Ten Hag last summer.
After Ten Hag’s dismissal, the former footballer was detained a short period of time the position of interim coach, successfully, managing four matches, winning three and drawing one. Despite his desire to continue at United as Amorim’s Assistantthe former Madrid player finally left.
