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Leicester City are progressing in their pursuit of Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.

The club have identified Rodgers as the man they want to fill the vacancy left by Claude Puel, who was sacked by City after Saturday’s 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at the King Power Stadium, and are holding talks with the Scottish champions.

The 46-year-old former Liverpool boss is understood to be interested in a return to the Premier League and City are set to trigger his reported £6 million buy-out clause.

City have other options to fill the vacancy and were considering an interim manager in case Rodgers indicated he wanted to finish the season with Celtic and complete a treble-treble, but it appears they are confident they can land Rodgers earlier than expected.

Puel was sacked after a run of four consecutive home defeats and just one point since the New Year’s Day win at Everton, and Citywant a high-profile manager with proven Premier League credentials.

Rodgers has been on a City wish-list in the past but the timing wasn’t right to entice Rodgers to the King Power Stadium, but it appears now they could land their man.