Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has spoken about losing first team coach Kolo Toure over the international break. Toure is the new manager of Championship side Wigan Athletic, a move that was confirmed earlier this week. It came as something as a surprise to supporters of both clubs, with Rodgers admitting it came about quickly. The City boss was quick to praise Toure in an interview with LCFC TV, predicting he will go on to have great success as a manager and giving his own thoughts on the move.
Brendan Rodgers said: “Kolo’s a great man. I signed Kolo as a player at Liverpool and at Celtic. After his period at Celtic I took him into my coaching team. I’ve also learned a lot from Kolo. It’s the beauty of the job I’m in as a manager. I love to see people progress in their life, in their professional life. This for him is a nice progression forward into becoming a manager. I’ve actually got a call with him a little bit later on, so it’ll be nice to speak to him. He’s a great guy. Everyone has to make their first steps. It came around quickly but he’s gone into the Championship and he will do really, really well as a manager, I’m sure.”
