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Former Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri is in pole position to take over Guinea's national team.

According to Goal, the Italian is set to replace the sacked Paul Put, who was let go in July after a poor Africa Cup of Nations campaign.

Guniea, who boast Liverpool star Naby Keita among their ranks, exited the competition at the round of 16 stage.

It was won by Algeria, thanks to the help of City striker Islam Slimani and former winger Riyad Mahrez.

Reports suggest Ranieri has made it the end of a selection process that whittled down a list of 17 candidates and has led to the former Chelsea boss becoming the favourite.

He's said to have Florent Ibenge, Francois Zahoui and Paulo Duarte on the shortlist for the job too, with interviews to be held on Thursday.

Ranieri, of course, led City to the 2015-16 Premier League title in his only full season at the King Power Stadium.

He was sacked the following season and replaced by Craig Shakespeare.

Since his departure in February 2017 he has taken the reins at Nantes, Fulham and Roma .

His most recent foray into international management came during a spell in charge of Greece in 2014.

It lasted just four matches though with Ranieri sacked after a shock defeat to the Faroe Islands.