Martin Allen Next Leicester Manager?

<font size="2">MK Dons boss Martin Allen is set to get the nod ahead of Neil Warnock to take over as Leicester City's new manager. </font>

Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric revealed Warnock, who left Sheffield United after they were relegated, was on a four-man shortlist. </p>

But BBC Radio Five Live reports that Allen has now been approached to take over at the Walkers Stadium. </p>

Allen, 41, guided MK Dons to the League Two play-offs, where they lost in the semi-final to Shrewsbury. </p>

He is set to agree a three-year deal with Mandaric and may take coaches Dave Hockaday and Adrian Whitbread with him from MK Dons to Leicester. </p>

Allen has only spent one season at MK Dons but had already built a reputation as one of the game's brightest young managers when he was at Brentford. </p>

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The news will come as a disappointment to Warnock, who would have been hoping to make a swift return after his departure from Bramall Lane. </p>

Mandaric recently told the Leicester Mercury: &quot;Neil Warnock is a good and experienced manager and may be under consideration. </p>

&quot;But he is only one of several on the list I will be considering. As it is such an important decision, I will not be rushed. </p>

&quot;I have had no dialogue with him or anyone else.&quot; </p>

Nigel Worthington took over as caretaker manager of the Foxes in April after the departure of Rob Kelly. </p>

He helped steer the club away from relegation and was also on the shortlist - but also looks to have lost out to Allen. </p>