Leicester City
Shakespeare, who also briefly held a coaching position with the English national team in 2016, died peacefully surrounded by family according to a statement released on behalf of his family by the League Managers' Association.
The 44-year-old replaces Enzo Maresca, who left the club this month to join Chelsea. Maresca led Leicester straight back to the top flight as they finished top of the Championship.
Leicester City earned promotion back to the Premier League on Friday after nearest rivals Leeds United were beaten 4-0 by Queens Park Rangers, ensuring the Championship leaders will finish in the top two in the standings.
According to reports, the outstanding debts are related to the transfer of Nigerian attacker Ahmed Musa, who moved to Al-Nassr from English side Leicester City in 2018.
Spurs paid 40 million pounds ($50.54 million), according to British media reports, for the 26-year-old, who scored 55 goals and provided 41 assists in 203 appearances in all competitions during five seasons with Leicester.
"Thomas has not trained much but looks like he could be available. Let's see how he trains today," Arteta told reporters on Friday on the eve of the visit to 14th-placed Leicester.
Maddison went off injured after scoring in Leicester's 2-0 win at West Ham United before the World Cup and while he was part of England's squad in Qatar he did not play.
With top goalscorer Erling Haaland missing a Premier League game for the first time since arriving at City through injury, the visitors lacked a cutting edge in the first half, with Leicester containing them with ease.
Son Heung-min ended his scoring drought in stunning fashion with a sublime hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur crushed Leicester City 6-2 to move joint top of the Premier League on Saturday.
Under-pressure Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers said he would respect any decision made about his future by the club's owners after his side's season hit a new low with a 6-2 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday.
Manchester United collected a third straight win in the Premier League with a first-half Jadon Sancho goal giving them a 1-0 win over Leicester City at the King Power stadium on Thursday.
Faes, who was named Reims' player of the season for 2021-22, will join Leicester as a replacement for Wesley Fofana, who moved to Chelsea this week.
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the Foxes until June 2024.
Leicester battled back to beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on Thursday in the Europa Conference League to reach a European semi-final for the first time in their history.
An unbeaten run of nine games, including wins in their last four outings, has propelled Juergen Klopp's side above Leicester on goal difference.
The Reds are level on points with fifth-placed Leicester City but they have the upper hand thanks to goal difference.
City are top of the league with 68 points after 29 games and visit 18th-placed Fulham on Saturday.
Vardy and Maddison are likely to be rested for Saturday’s FA Cup clash at Stoke City to allow them to fully recover from injuries.
Premier League matches without fans in attendance look like blueprint copies of each other and resemble training sessions, Matic said.
Gomez will miss a “significant part” of the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee, the Premier League champions said on Thursday.
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