Leicester City's chief football officer Jon Rudkin has moved to dismiss speculation over the club's ownership, stating that chairman Khun Top remains 'very committed' to the Foxes. Rudkin's comments come amid fan criticism and a difficult start to the League One season, with the club sitting 17th in the standings on nine points after eight games, which is six points adrift of the play-off places.
"I can't make any comment on speculation," Rudkin said. "All I would say is that Khun Top is very committed here at Leicester City." He stressed the owner's ambition is to see the club progress and return to the Premier League, with the immediate focus firmly on securing promotion this season. Rudkin acknowledged the need to listen and respond to criticism from supporters, whose passion he said makes such scrutiny natural.
Context of recent struggles
Rudkin accepted his share of responsibility for the club's fortunes since Brendan Rodgers was dismissed in April 2023. Leicester have worked through six managers in that time, with Russell Martin now the seventh. The club's descent has been steep, falling from Premier League champions a decade ago to successive relegations, culminating in last season's drop to League One following a six-point deduction for financial rule breaches. The current squad is now tasked with mounting a promotion challenge.
Current situation and immediate focus
The immediate target is an immediate return to the Championship, but the task is clear. A 3-1 home defeat by Peterborough on 10 October left Martin's side six points off the play-off places. That result was part of a recent run of two defeats in their last five matches, a sequence that has seen the team concede 8 goals while scoring 7, according to the latest stats.
Khun Top has been in charge for eight years and is described as keen on the day-to-day running of the club, regularly in contact with the football leadership. Rudkin, who has spent almost three decades at Leicester in various roles, said his focus is on getting the club back on track. Leicester's next opportunity to close the gap comes at home to 16th-placed Doncaster on 17 October, a key fixture in the fixtures list as they seek to build momentum.
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