Ruud Van Nistelrooy issues Leicester City future demand amid strong Sean Dyche talk | OneFootball

Plenty of managers have been linked with taking over from the former striker this summer.

Ruud Van Nistelrooy has called on Leicester City's hierarchy, again, to come to an official decision on his future, which currently hangs in the balance.

If you go by the majority of the reporting, it's very unlikely that the Dutchman will be in charge of Leicester at the start of next season, when the King Power Stadium will be back to hosting Championship football.

Sky Sports' Rob Dorsett has said that the Foxes have already started mapping out what life will be like once the former Manchester United striker has left the club, with the likes of Sean Dyche and Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl being linked heavily with Van Nistelrooy's position.

Results have picked up for the Foxes of late. On Sunday they denied fellow Midlanders Nottingham Forest of a vital win that would have given them a big boost in their pursuit of Champions League football.

Van Nistelrooy credits the uptick to a mentality shift since the reality of relegation set in, but he has revealed that he hasn't been involved in any discussions over his future for "weeks."

Van Nistelrooy makes worrying Leicester City future claim

Van Nistelrooy previously stated his feelings that the club needed to make a decision on his future ASAP, but progress on that front appears to be moving at a snail's pace.

"I spoke about the initiative months and months ago in conversations with the ownership and leadership at the club. Now for weeks I don’t have news and my focus is on the next training session and the next game," said the Foxes boss, via Leicestershire Live.

"In the interests of the club, it’s very important and the sooner the better. I said that as well. But my job is the responsibility of the football part of this football club.

"It’s important that I connect with the players and vice-versa, that they are buying into the way of playing and performing as good as we can towards the end of the season. It’s from day to day and game to game."

Leicester can't be uncertain of their manager situation heading into the summer

Just like two summers ago, this upcoming period of the year is going to be a huge one for Leicester's future.

As much as the yo-yo-ing between the first and second divisions might become boring over time, it's better for the club to be promoted every couple of years than to be stuck in a Championship cycle.

Avoiding that is going to require a decent bit of work between now and the start of next season, and it's going to be tough for the Foxes to complete that work without knowing who their manager is going to be for next season.

They will be key to assessing which areas of the squad need to be addressed, who can be released or offered new deals; they will be central to everything.