COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Premier League Leicester City have agreed to buy Ghana midfielder Daniel Amartey from FC Copenhagen, the Danish club said on Monday. The 21-year-old Amartey played 63 times for Copenhagen after joining from Swedish side Djurgarden in 2014, his performances prompting a bid from surprise packages Leicester who are second in England’s top-flight […]
REUTERS – Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez must learn to deal with being a marked man, his manager Claudio Ranieri said after Saturday’s disappointing 1-1 Premier League draw with bottom side Aston Villa. Mahrez has taken the league by storm this season, scoring 13 goals and contributing seven assists in 20 league starts. However, the […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has set his surprise Premier League leaders the target of reaching 79 points this season, having spent most of the campaign saying their goal was merely to avoid relegation. Leicester’s unlikely surge to the summit has forced the Italian coach to revise expectations having previously stuck to […]
REUTERS – The success “little” Leicester City have achieved this season is not normal, manager Claudio Ranieri said on Thursday as his side sit second in the Premier League after 21 games, behind leaders Arsenal only on goal difference. Unlikely title challengers Leicester were rock bottom for most of last season but pulled off a […]
REUTERS – Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has the potential to be as good as Juventus star Paul Pogba, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino. Pogba was named the youngest member of FIFA’s team of the year on Monday, alongside the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar. The 19-year-old Alli, who extended his contract […]
REUTERS – Leicester City will not be signing any more players in the January transfer window as they bid to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, manager Claudio Ranieri said on Tuesday. Ranieri, who bought 19-year-old winger Demarai Gray from Birmingham City last week, is also adamant that prolific Leicester forwards Jamie Vardy […]
REUTERS – Manager Claudio Ranieri believes he can confidently rotate his thin squad following Sunday’s 2-2 FA Cup draw with Tottenham Hotspur despite eight changes to their starting line-up. Leicester are now winless in four games in all competitions but the Foxes, despite being without Premier League’s joint top scorer Jamie Vardy and midfielder Riyad […]