Cup winner Perez had wanted Valencia move

LEICESTER City went to Southampton hoping to pick up three points for a third straight win.

- By JORDAN BLACKWELL

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Instead, they conceded three goals inside the first half and suffered their heaviest defeat of the season.

While Marti Cifuentes focuses on getting the team back on track against Sheffield United, here’s what else is going on around the club.

Cifuentes said he’s been able to give his feedback on the club's planned appointment of a new technical director, but otherwise remains tight-lipped on how the restructure might help City.

It's understood that, as well as bringing in a new chief executive following Susan Whelan’s exit, City intend to appoint a technical director who will take over some of director of football Jon Rudkin’s duties on transfers and contracts.

This new arrival will have to have a strong working relationship with manager Cifuentes, and the Spaniard said he has offered his thoughts.

“I have a very positive relationship with the club in terms of all the plans they've got,” Cifuentes said on plans to bring in a technical director.