(Reuters) - Oud-Heverlee Leuven have appointed former Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson as their new manager, replacing Dutchman Dennis van Wijk, the Belgian second-tier club said on Friday. Pearson will be reunited with Leicester City owners King Power International, who bought the Belgian side in May after they narrowly avoided relegation last season. "I look forward to my return to football, working again with King Power's people and helping out this beautiful club," Pearson said in a statement. "Through my experience with King Power's people, I know how to develop the club and I'm looking forward to contributing to it. After leaving former Premier League champions Leicester in June 2015, Pearson was sacked at Derby County after a 14-match spell last year.

Source: The Star September 22, 2017 10:18 UTC