JUST IN: Leicester City officially confirm the appointment of Brendan Rodgers as its new Manager on a four year contract, following his statement on departing Parkhead.

Brendan Rodgers has been appointed Leicester City’s new manager after leaving his job at Celtic.

The Northern Irishman replaces Enzo Maresca, and has a contract that runs until June 2022.

Rodgers, who was previously the manager of Swansea City and Liverpool,

is making his Premier League comeback.

Rodgers declared, “I’ll give my life to make the supporters proud of their club,” external

On Tuesday, he spoke with the players in the locker room following the Foxes’ 2-1 victory over Brighton,

which he witnessed from the stands.

Adding that he was “privileged and honoured” to take on the role,

Rodgers said: “Together, we’ll be stronger and I’m looking forward to working with the players,

staff and supporters to make the right steps forward.”

Kolo Toure, a former defender for Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City,

and Celtic who was part of Rodgers’ backroom staff at Celtic, also joins Leicester as a first-team coach.

Before being fired in October 2015, Rodgers nearly won the Premier League title in 2013–14 while playing for Liverpool.

Subsequently, in May 2016, he assumed leadership of Celtic, where he successfully won all seven domestic titles,

including the Scottish League Cup in December.

During his two and a half years in Scotland,

he also qualified twice for the Champions League group stage and

broke the 100-year-old British unbeaten domestic record with a 69-game unbeaten run.

Rodgers has also managed Watford and Reading and was named the LMA Manager of the Year in 2014.

“I’m absolutely delighted to bring a manager of Brendan’s calibre to Leicester City,”

said club vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha.

“I look forward to seeing what he, our talented, young squad and our dedicated, skilled team of staff can achieve together.”

Rodgers will be Leicester’s fourth permanent manager in 23 months after Puel,

Craig Shakespeare and 2015-16 Premier League-winning manager Claudio Ranieri were all sacked.

Saturday’s 4-1 defeat by Crystal Palace meant Leicester had lost four consecutive home Premier League games for the first time since January 2000.

They have conceded the first goal in 19 Premier League matches this season – more than any other side.

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