Ruud van Nistelrooy reveals private talks with Man Utd rival before taking Leicester job

Leicester City person appointed Ruud van Nistelrooy arsenic their caller manager, and the Dutchman has elaborate however a telephone telephone with Enzo Maresca helped him determine to instrumentality the job

Ruud van Nistelrooy says helium consulted Chelsea brag Enzo Maresca earlier agreeing to instrumentality the Leicester City job.

The Dutchman, 48, was confirmed arsenic the Foxes' caller manager connected Friday night. He volition beryllium tasked with staving disconnected the menace of relegation aft replacing Steve Cooper, who was sacked aft conscionable 12 games successful charge.

Van Nistelrooy arrives astatine the King Power stadium disconnected the backmost of a little stint successful complaint astatine Manchester United, who turned to their legendary erstwhile striker aft parting institution with Erik 10 Hag. But helium was fixed the elbow aft overseeing 4 games by caller caput manager Ruben Amorim, who brought his ain backroom squad successful from Sporting Lisbon.

Leicester person fixed Van Nistelrooy the accidental to marque a swift instrumentality to the Premier League, though - and he's revealed helium sought retired the sentiment of Maresca during talks.

Maresca guided Leicester to the Championship rubric past play earlier joining Chelsea successful the summer. And the Italian offered Van Nistelrooy plentifulness of encouragement successful presumption of taking the occupation on.

"When the involvement came, the archetypal 1 I called was Enzo. He was truthful affirmative astir it. He perfectly loved his time," Van Nistelrooy explained to lcfc.com.

"When you perceive these things, it’s a nine you privation to beryllium a portion of. Obviously, with the involvement coming, I phoned him and I asked him much elaborate questions astir the Club, the structures, the radical that enactment there, the squad, the stadium, the fans, the town, the surroundings… it was a fantastic conversation.

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"It’s ever a pleasance to speech to him."

Van Nistelrooy's talks with Maresca travel successful the aftermath of a viral video clip which appeared to amusement Leicester's players partying with a motion which read, “Enzo I miss you”.

The incidental reportedly led to a dressing from nine president Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, who is besides said to person told the players successful nary uncertain presumption that they had fto Cooper down pursuing his dismissal.

The erstwhile Nottingham Forest brag won conscionable 3 of his 12 matches astatine the helm aft being installed arsenic Maresca's successor. Leicester are 16th successful the array up of this weekend's gathering with Brentford.

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