Rodgers is one of the highest-paid managers in Britain, with only Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Antonio Conte earning more than the Northern Irishman’s £10m-a-year. 1 Brendan Rodgers cut a dejected face as Leicester were crushed by TottenhamCredit: Rex And with a contract still having nearly three years to run, it will cost more than £10m in severance pay to get rid of the 49-year-old. But with the club spending just £15m in the summer transfer window and set to report record annual losses of £120m, the big question is whether they can afford to be axed. Rodgers, who was appointed Leicester manager in February 2019, appeared almost resigned to his fate after Saturday’s 6-2 rout of Spurs. He said: “I know how football works and I completely understand the fans’ frustration. I can’t hide from it because it’s my responsibility. “Losing the last six games is not good reading, but whatever happens to me here at Leicester, I will always respect this club.” Now chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and director of football Jon Rudkin will decide during the upcoming international break whether Rodgers has reached the end of the road. Brentford manager Thomas Frank is the name at the top of the list of potential replacements. But the highly-rated Dane only signed a new contract until 2025 in January and is in no rush to leave the ambitious west London club. That could leave Leicester to turn to Sean Dyche, who is out of work after being sacked by Burnley in April and wouldn’t cost a penny in compensation. Dyche, 51, lives in the Midlands and has also been linked with Bournemouth without a manager in recent weeks.
