Lee Bowyer has resigned as Charlton manager after being closely linked to his old club, Birmingham. Amid speculation about the future of the San Andrés club coach, Aitor Karanka, due to his poor form in the Championship, Charlton announced that Bowyer had resigned from his position.
Bowyer left the Valley with the best wishes of Charlton owner Thomas Sandgaard, saying it had been a difficult decision to leave the club where he began his playing and coaching careers. “Everybody knows how I feel about the club,” Bowyer said in a statement. “I could have gone earlier, but I felt it was the right thing to do to stay and help the club through the difficult times we have been through.