Appleton leaves Oxford to become assistant manager at Leicester


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 21 Jun 2017

Britain Soccer Football - Middlesbrough v Oxford United - FA Cup Fifth Round - The Riverside Stadium - 18/2/17 Oxford manager Michael Appleton Reuters / Scott Heppell Livepic

(Reuters) - Oxford United manager Michael Appleton has left the club to become Craig Shakespeare's assistant at Leicester City on a three-year contract.

"I am delighted that the Club have been able to bring a coach of Michael’s standing to Leicester City," Shakespeare said in a statement on Tuesday.

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