Rodgers may ‘not be bothered’ by Leicester sack as boss battles on

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Former Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor believes that Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers will not be ‘bothered’ if he is sacked. Pressure is mounting on the shoulders of the Foxes manager as they sit bottom of the Premier League after 10 games.

Rodgers has insisted that he is not feeling the heat in the King Power dugout, though fans continue to question how many more opportunities he will have to steady the sinking ship. Leicester were unable to spend big over the summer, despite the sale of Wesley Fofana, though some feel that does not excuse recent performances.

Reports have circulated that Rodgers is on the cusp of the sack, though there is some reluctance to do so because of the significant compensation he will receive. Though Agbonlahor does not think the 49-year-old will care if he is removed from his post or not.

Speaking about Leicester’s upcoming games, he told talkSPORT: “They’re big games for the club, not just Rodgers, because I don’t think he’s too bothered if he gets the sack but Leicester, £20million (to sack him). It’s just his whole persona.

“You look at Leicester, £20million they’ll have to pay Brendan Rodgers, they’re looking at it like ‘I hope he can pick it up’ because they don’t want to have to pay him £20million compensation. Look at them now, if they lose tonight (Wednesday) then that’ll be 11 games, five points.

“It’s looking very bleak down there for Leicester and Leeds have got to think to themselves that if they can get the first goal tonight, get the Leicester fans turned, they can win the game.” Leicester play Leeds at home next, before taking on Wolves on Sunday at the Molineux Stadium.

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With the January transfer window just about in sight, it remains to be seen whether the former Swansea boss will be able to keep hold of his key stars, such as James Maddison and Youri Tielemans, and convince them to commit to the project at hand. However, that assumes he is still the Leicester boss at that point in time.

Rodgers attempted to shut down speculation about his departure earlier this week, saying: “It’s all the narrative that is out there. My only focus is on the game. I know the storyline and I know what the narrative wants to be. My dedication is only with helping the team improve. I respect wholly the views of fans and opinions that will come whenever you don’t win games. I totally understand that. My focus is purely on improving the team to finish the season in the highest possible position they can.”

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