Former Leicester City defender Sean St Ledger is enjoying his scouting role with the club.

The 36-year-old is a senior scout for City and is also assistant coach for the Republic of Ireland Under-15 national team.

"The club have been very good with me and understand the benefits of me working in both roles," St Ledger told fcbusiness.

"I am able to see and work with the best Irish players at that age on a day-to-day basis, whilst working out their character, something which is a key element of recruitment, and is probably the most difficult factor as you're often relying upon other opinions or reports for that information.

"When we play in a tournament, perhaps against Spain or The Netherlands for example, I'm able to track how a player progresses from an early stage, through to them making their first-team debut, monitoring their development on a path and I can return to my notes, building a database of talent and trajectory."