The Foxes axed their manager Martin Allen last night after just a three-month spell with "differeing visions for the club" cited as the reason.
Rodgers - is a hightly-respected coach and was appointed to the reserves in the summer of 2006 after a spell as youth team coach.
He came to Stamford Bridge from the academy manager's job at Reading where the Irishman was a player before injury ended his career.