Celtic have given Brendan Rodgers permission to begin talks with Leicester about becoming their new manager.
The Northern Irishman took training as normal on Monday but the Foxes are keen to install a successor to the sacked Claude Puel as soon as possible.
Rodgers has won seven domestic trophies out of seven in his time in Glasgow.
First-team coach John Kennedy is set to take charge of Celtic for Wednesday's Premiership trip to face Hearts.
Furthermore, Celtic are understood to be ready to appoint former midfielder and manager Neil Lennon as caretaker manager until the end of the season, five years after he left Celtic Park at the end of the 2013/14 season.
Leicester is understood to have approached Rodgers on Monday in an effort to make a swift appointment for Puel’s replacement, having sacked the Frenchman after the weekend’s 4-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace.
It is important to remind that he began his career as a defender in Ballymena United until he was signed by Readers at the age of 18.