Sources: Marti Cifuentes sack update from Leicester City
Leicester City could be set to sack Marti Cifuentes if they do not secure a favourable result at Derby County this weekend, sources have told Football Insider.
The Foxes were beaten 3-2 at home by Sheffield United last weekend, and that result has now left them languishing in 16th in the Championship table.
An all-East Midlands clash awaits them at Pride Park in the early kick-off on Saturday, and sources have indicated that this is Cifuentes’ last chance to save his job.
Leicester already find themselves five points away from the play-off positions after their relegation last season, and that has prompted serious scrutiny over the manager’s position in recent weeks.
Leicester City board in unexpected situation
Football Insider exclusively revealed at the start of November that Cifuentes was facing the sack at Leicester ahead of their clash with Norwich.
However, the former QPR boss led his team to victory at Carrow Road, and followed that up with an impressive 2-1 over high-flying Stoke City.
Those two wins had briefly eased the pressure on Cifuentes, but sources have now suggested that his position is now seriously under review after the recent back-to-back defeats.
The Leicester board are said to have been caught by surprise with their unexpected position in the league table, and a defeat this weekend is likely to spell the end for Cifuentes.
He only arrived from QPR in the summer, but the club hierarchy are not at all satisfied with where the team are at the moment.
Situation to go from bad to worse at the King Power Stadium
Ex-Aston Villa and Everton chief executive Keith Wyness recently told Football Insider that Leicester could be hit with a nine-point deduction by the EFL for allegedly breaching PSR regulations.
The Foxes have been charged by both the Premier League and the EFL for financial breaches in recent years, and are still awaiting to learn their punishment.
Wyness noted that the maximum penalty that they could potentially receive is an immediate nine-point deduction, but he also expects the club to try and appeal against that decision.
Leicester are already rooted in mid-table in the second tier, and a significant points deduction would seriously worsen their situation, and could even result in them becoming embroiled in a relegation battle.