Source: PA
Eriksson: "I've still got the appetite"
Sven-Goran Eriksson dismissed suggestions his time at Leicester will only be short-lived after being unveiled as the club's new manager at the Walkers Stadium.
The former England manager, 62, has penned a two-year contract, quickly replacing Paulo Sousa who was sacked on Friday with the Foxes at the foot of the npower Championship table after a dismal start to the season.
Leicester represents Eriksson's sixth destination in just four years after he parted ways with the Football Association in 2006.
He spent just seven months at Notts County as director of football before calling time on his spell at Meadow Lane last season, coming after being sacked as Mexico national team boss and Manchester City manager in less than a year.
The Swede's most recent position was a short-term position in charge of Ivory Coast at this summer's World Cup as they failed to reach the knockout stages of the tournament. But Sven, who also becomes Leicester's seventh manager since chairman Milan Mandaric took over in 2007, insists he is at the club with the long-term aim of guiding them back to the Barclays Premier League.
Asked whether he will be here for some time, Sven replied: "Yes, absolutely, I signed a contract yesterday for two years, I hope it will be longer. In football of course you have to get results and I know what I want here, the owners and chairman want Premier League football. I didn't sign because I want to be a manager in the Championship."
