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FLW's Leicester fan pundit has warned the club to avoid the potential appointment of Chris Coleman

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Chris Coleman has emerged as a front-runner to take over at Leicester City following their decision to part ways with Martí Cifuentes.

A 2-1 loss to Oxford United on Saturday proved the final straw for the Foxes’ hierarchy, who pulled the plug on the Spaniard, who only took over the first team squad in the summer.

According to Football Insider, the former Wales manager is on the club’s radar as a leading option to replace Cifuentes.

The 55-year-old has previously worked with OH Leuven in Belgium, who are Leicester’s sister club, giving him an obvious working relationship with the owners.

Coleman is currently out of work, but has previously worked in English football with Fulham, Coventry City and, more recently, Sunderland.

Leicester urged to avoid Chris Coleman appointment

When asked about the possible arrival of Coleman as head coach, FLW’s Leicester fan pundit Louchlainn Martin claimed it would be a disastrous decision by the club, and he has urged them to avoid it at all costs.

He believes a move for the Welshman could tailspin into a relegation battle, suggesting that interim coach Andy King would be a better choice to remain in charge of the first team.

“The news that Leicester City are considering Chris Coleman does not surprise me in the slightest, but it is quite frankly disgraceful in my opinion,” Martin told Football League World.

“It stinks of a lazy bit of managerial recruitment. It sounds like the club just reaching out to people they know and who may be desperate for work.

“Jobs for mates, that’s how it smells. A cheap, easy appointment to make.

“Look, his managerial career is nothing special. I’m not the biggest fan of Gary Rowett coming in, but I think I would prefer Gary Rowett coming in over Chris Coleman.

“I don’t think that’s the right choice to make whatsoever.

“That would stink to me of relegation to League One if we were to do that, in fact I would probably stick with just Andy King, rather than bringing in Chris Coleman.

“Strongly against it. I can assure you that 95 per cent of the Leicester fan base would be strongly against that appointment also.”

Leicester fell to 14th in the Championship table with their defeat to the U’s last weekend, leaving them six points adrift of the play-off places.

The Foxes were hoping to compete for promotion straight back to the top flight at the first attempt, but a possible points deduction on the horizon could lead them to worrying more about the bottom three.

Coleman’s last role in football was with Greek side Asteras Tripolis, but he was dismissed from his position earlier this month.

Next up for Leicester is a home clash against Charlton Athletic on 31 January in a 12.30pm kick-off.

Chris Coleman appointment would show how far Leicester have fallen

Not too long ago Leicester were established as a contender for Champions League qualification, and their FA Cup triumph was only five years ago this summer.

There’s no way Chris Coleman would’ve been on their minds at this time, as his recent track record wouldn’t get him near any of the 20 Premier League clubs.

And it’s hard to imagine many of the 23 other Championship sides would even take a look at him at this point.

Nobody can deny the success of Euro 2016 for Wales, but it’s been nearly two decades since he did anything of note at club level, and it would be a strange appointment for Leicester now.