Leicester sacked manager Steve Cooper on Sunday with the Foxes just two points above the Premier League relegation zone.
Cooper, 44, had been an unpopular appointment to succeed Enzo Maresca in June due to his past with local rivals Nottingham Forest.
He won just two of his 12 Premier League games in charge to leave Leicester perilously poised above the drop zone.
The final straw came as Chelsea won 2-1 in Maresca’s return to the King Power on Saturday.