Daniel Amartey has a new coach at the Leicester City

Published on: 09 June 2017

Ghana defender Daniel Amartey's Leicester City have named caretaker boss Craig Shakespeare as their permanent manager on a three-year deal.

The 53-year-old was given the job on a temporary basis in February, following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri.

Shakespeare, who has only worked as caretaker or number two, was Ranieri's assistant after joining the club under former Foxes boss Nigel Pearson.

"This is a really exciting opportunity for me to continue along this new path in my career," said Shakespeare.

"Our preparations for pre-season and the new Premier League campaign have been ongoing for some time, but we can now move on with certainty and ensure we are well equipped to compete at the levels now expected of a club like Leicester City."

Shakespeare won eight of his 16 games in charge last season, leading the club to the Champions League quarter-finals.

Amartey who did not get enough playing time will be hoping to change that trend when he returns for pre season ahead of the start of the new Premier League season.

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