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Leicester City have announced the appointment of Lee Congerton as their new head of senior recruitment.

Congerton worked with Brendan Rodgers at Celtic, heading up the Bhoys' recruitment staff after joining in 2017, and he arrives at the King Power Stadium to fill the vacancy left by Eduardo Macia, who departed the club in March.

Rodgers and Congerton have a long history of working together. The Welshman worked with the City boss at Chelsea, arriving at Stamford Bridge in 2005.

He was appointed as chief scout by Jose Mourinho, also assisting Rodgers, who was then in charge of the reserve team.

He has since worked with Sunderland as a sporting director and, of course, Celtic, where he rejoined Rodgers.

The two will now link up again at the King Power Stadium with Congerton being formally appointed today following months of speculation.

The former Liverpool coach replaces Eduardo Macia, who left in March having come to an agreement with the club to end his two-and-a-half year stay in the East Midlands.

Congerton came under heavy criticism from supporters during his time at Celtic, but Brendan Rodgers defended him fiercly.

While still in charge of the Glasgow club, Rodgers told the Scottish Herald: “I’ve never known a head of recruitment get criticised the way he does.

He added: “So I’m not sure where the stories come from. And it’s unfair. Whether it was John Park or Lee or whoever, it’s not an easy job being head of recruitment at a club like Celtic.

"Because the expectancy here is to do well not just domestically but in Europe – but you don’t have those resources.

“Part of Lee’s job is to find not just players for now, but to find players who are strategic for the club, who can help the club later on."