Leicester finally appoint manager to replace sacked Ruud van Nistelrooy as Foxes hire ex-Championship boss
SunSport first revealed that the Spaniard was wanted by the Foxes earlier this month.
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Cifuentes, 43, has signed a three-year deal to take the reins at the King Power Stadium.
He arrived as the replacement for Ruud van Nistelrooy, who left following the club's relegation from the Premier League.
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