Bitter Mandaric grants Megson permission to talk to Bolton

LEICESTER last night confirmed they have agreed to let manager Gary Megson open talks with Bolton regarding the latter’s vacant managerial position.

The Coca-Cola Championship club have already spurned two approaches from Bolton, who parted company with Sammy Lee last week, but relented after Megson, 48, hinted he was interested in a return to the Barclays Premier League.

Chairman Milan Mandaric said in a statement on the club’s official website, www.lfc.co.uk: “Despite my best efforts to retain his services and turning down two formal approaches from Bolton, Gary left me with no choice last night when he informed me he wanted to leave Leicester and talk to the Premiership club.