Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna linked to Celtic and Leicester manager jobs

cameron.reid@iliffepublishing.co.uk

Published: 12:28, 07 June 2023

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna has been linked to vacancies at two clubs in the UK.

According to the Daily Record, the Blues boss could ‘come into the equation’ after Ange Postecoglou moved from Scottish giants Celtic to Premier League side Tottenham yesterday.

Following the departure of the Australian manager, the club are considering their options and taking applications, with Manchester City assistant manager Enzo Maresca currently ‘a major contender’.

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna has been linked to the Celtic and Leicester jobs. Picture: Ady Kerry

Other names linked to the role are Brendan Rodgers, who was sacked by Leicester in April, Graham Potter, sacked by Chelsea also in April, and Bodo Glimt’s Kjetil Knutsen.

Leicester are also looking to appoint their next permanent manager and join Ipswich Town in the Championship following their relegation from the top division.

Caretaker boss Dean Smith was unable to keep the Foxes up, and The Telegraph has reported that McKenna, as well as Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker, are also ‘in the frame’ for the vacancy.

Kieran McKenna is a clever man both in-and-out of football.

He’s also a man that’s going to be considered for a lot more jobs this summer.

After all, ‘he knows exactly what we need’ and staying at #ITFC is precisely that.

I’m confident he’ll be going absolutely nowhere. pic.twitter.com/AR6yTDpdWD
— Joey (@JoeySadler_) June 6, 2023

Town are set to kick-off their pre-season warm-up matches soon against Suffolk Non-League side Felixstowe & Walton United on Saturday, July 1.

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