Former Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has been without a job since his controversial sacking by Watford last season, having given the club a lifeline in their eventual relegation back to the Championship, as when he joined the hornets in early December, they were seven points adrift of safety, when he was sacked the Vicarage Road side were three points clear of the relegation zone with two matches to go.
Pearson is best known for his time at Leicester over two spells as manager, having earned them promotions from both League One and the Championship, as well as laying down the foundations for their 2015/16 title win, having signed the majority of that team, including Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and Kasper Schmeichel.
The 57-year-old is a Premier League standard manager, however, upon being sacked by Leicester in the summer of 2015, he did have a brief spell at clubs such as Derby County and Belgian side OH Leuven, showing that he is no stranger to challenge.
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