Ciaran Morrison

Tue 17 March 2026 11:30, UK

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Leicester City’s hierarchy need to prove they can work together and show strong leadership amid fan dissatisfaction at behind-the-scenes changes.

That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes the restructure at Leicester is “not the perfect solution” for the club.

Changes at the Championship club include Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha stepping down from his role as chief executive, and Jon Rudkin becoming their new chief football officer.

Leicester are currently appealing against a six-point deduction imposed on them by the English Football League for breaching financial rules, leaving the club in a fight to remain in the second tier.

Leicester City ‘facing some tough days ahead’

Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes a smaller team behind the scenes at a club makes decision-making “much easier.”

Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness states that Leicester fans are “unhappy” with the new structure of the club.

He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “You’ve heard me say many times, the fewer people, the better in football clubs and decision-making. 

“It’s what makes things much easier and quicker to react and allows for greater cohesion and alignment, in my view. So it’s still not the perfect solution in my view. And I think a lot of the fans from what I’ve seen certainly are pretty unhappy with the new structure and a lot of the people involved. 

“Look, Leicester are facing some tough days ahead so you’ve got to hope this group is really fully aligned, and they really are going to fight for Leicester and try and get the right outcome. 

“They’ve got a lot of legal issues still as well, so a lot of fronts they’re fighting on, and I think you need clarity and strong leadership at this time, not so many people involved, so that’s my verdict on the new structure.”  

Leicester move questioned by finance expert

Former Man City financial advisor Stefan Borson told Football Insider that it was a “very strange” decision by Leicester to appeal their six-point deduction.

Borson believed the Foxes could have landed a 12-point deduction, and could be at risk of an increased penalty after appealing the verdict.

Leicester currently sit in the Championship relegation zone, two points off safety with eight matches left to play this season.