Brendan Rodgers: Leicester boss not involved in any potential Newcastle emptiness

Brendan Rodgers has no real interest in speaking to Newcastle about the potential of taking up as supervisor, Sky Sports activities Information has been informed.

Steve Bruce is at present in cost at St James’ Park, but he is expected to be relieved of his duties following Newcastle’s takeover by a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium.

Former Liverpool and Celtic boss Rodgers, who led Leicester to FA Cup glory final season, had been talked about in some quarters as a potential goal for Newcastle’s possession.

However Rodgers is pleased at Leicester and believes there’s nonetheless a lot to attain with the present squad.

After a trophy-laden stint at Celtic, the Northern Irishman took cost of Leicester in February 2019.

In his two full seasons in cost, he has twice led them to fifth-place finishes – and a 1-0 cup last defeat of Chelsea in Might.

Newcastle’s 14 years underneath the possession of Mike Ashley got here to an finish final week when the takeover of the club by the Saudi-backed group was finalised.

Bruce has led Newcastle to thirteenth and Twelfth-place finishes in his two seasons in cost – however they’ve made a poor begin this time period and are second from backside, with simply three factors from seven video games.

Campos on Newcastle’s radar

Luis Campos – the person who turned Monaco and Lille into title winners in France – is one of several names under consideration to become Newcastle’s new sporting director.

Solely two groups aside from Paris Saint-Germain have gained the French League title up to now 9 years – and the frequent issue between them is the 57-year-old Portuguese.

Newcastle’s new homeowners have riches past most different golf equipment’ desires, however they’ve made it abundantly clear they wish to run their new enterprise in a sustainable approach.

That’s one more reason why Campos matches the invoice.

Whereas taking Monaco and Lille to the highest in France, Campos additionally made large income on participant gross sales – greater than £500m in solely 4 years.