Miquel named new Leicester manager

In 2019, Amandine Miquel guided Reims back to the top tier of French football for the first time in 30 years

Leicester City have named former Reims boss Amandine Miquel as their new manager.

The 40-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Women's Super League (WSL) club after seven seasons with Reims in her native France.

"I am very excited for this new project," said Miquel.

"Right now, the WSL is one of the best leagues in the world and it's the place to be. I am very pleased that I have the opportunity to be here.

"For any manager, the idea is to take the team to the next level. There is big potential here with this team and the club has equally ambitious objectives."

Miquel joined Reims in 2017 and won promotion to the top tier of French football two years later.

She also led the club to three Coupe de France quarter-finals in the past five years.

"We’re enormously excited about Amandine’s appointment," said Leicester City chief executive Susan Whelan.

"As an innovative coach looking to further establish herself in the game, make an impression in the WSL and develop women’s football, her ambitions match our own and we very much look forward to welcoming her to the club."