Rodgers named as the favourite to replace Puel at Leicester

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is believed to be the favourite to replace Claude Puel at Leicester City.

The Daily Mail reports that the Hoops boss is at the top of the list of potential replacements, should Leicester wield the axe in the near the future.

Puel is under increasing amounts of pressure at the King Power, with fans voicing their displeasure over the Frenchman’s style of play.

Similarly to the situation he found himself in at Southampton, Puel is enjoying a relatively successful season in terms of results, but the style of football on offer is not to everyone’s liking.

The Foxes currently find themselves eighth in the Premier League, 10 points behind Manchester United in sixth place.

Following his success in Scotland, Rodgers has been heavily linked with a number of Premier League jobs in the past, while he also confirmed he turned down a big-money offer from China over the summer.

The Celtic boss was linked with the Arsenal and Chelsea jobs after they both parted ways with their respective managers last season, but he opted to remain in Scotland.