Italian manager Roberto Mancini is the main contender for the Leicester City job following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri , according to Football Italia.

Mancini is a free agent in football parlance after he was fired by Inter Milan two weeks before the start of this season, and has been linked with the vacant South Africa job in recent days.

The 52-year-old has coached in the Premier League before, from 2009-2013 at Manchester City, and the ex-Sampdoria star previously represented Leicester in 2001.

After 25 rounds in the English top-flight, Leicester City occupy 17th spot with only one point separating them from Hull City.

On Wednesday, Nigerian duo Ahmed Musa and Wilfred Ndidi featured for the King Power Stadium outfit in their 2-1 loss to Sevilla in the Champions League.

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