From after Premier League descent
Dutch ex-football star loses coach job
06/27/2025 – 2:33 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Ruud van Nistelrooy was to keep Leicester City in the Premier League. The plan went wrong. Now the former international of “Oranje” has to go.
Leicester City and Ruud van Nistelrooy are now going separate paths. As the Premier League relegated team announced, the club and trainer have agreed to make an early termination of the contract. The 48-year-old had agreed to a corresponding step, although his contract originally ran until the end of June 2027.
Van Nistelrooy was signed in November 2024. The former top striker of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Hamburger SV should stabilize the “Foxes” after relegation – but the goal of relegation was significantly missed. Leicester ended the Premier League season as a table 18. With seven points behind the saving bank.