“Claudio is a great manager and a great person”, said Chelsea skipper John Terry.
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He said: “When I was in Austria I watched what kind of group we had”.
Every single year the Championship is getting increasingly competitive with more and more top teams dropping down into it every season.
“The richest will win or who can pick up the best players to make a team”.
Leicester’s squad cost less than 60 million pounds ($87.27 million), although their billionaire Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha said two years ago he was ready to spend 180 million to claim a top-five finish within three years.
Leicester boss Ranieri told Sky Sports on Tuesday that he is keen to keep his title-winning squad together next season, but insisted he would allow “unhappy” players to leave in order to protect the spirit in his camp.
Ranieri’s charming qualities were on regular display during Leicester City press conferences this season – everything from the most amiable of chuckles to big-picture life philosophies that will change your whole perspective, man.
Leicester will be champions in the first year of a new broadcast deal that will take guaranteed revenue for each club to at least £100m, and Scudamore believes the resources have helped increase chances of success across the league.
And that comes straight from one of the 64-year-old’s closest and most trusted friends in the game.
Leicester’s remarkable title triumph was confirmed on Monday when Chelsea fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw against bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge, with Hiddink revealing afterwards that Ranieri had called to thank him for his team’s second-half display. “If you go away you don’t know what happens, here you are the king”.
“I don’t want to sell anybody, but of course if some players don’t want to stay with us because they are unhappy to continue with us, then I don’t want unhappy people”, said Ranieri.
As when any team shakes things up, the ethos of Leicester City is making waves all across the world, including in MLS.
“It was a great season and they deserve the title”.
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“I wil l say: ‘Do you have enough money to buy my players?'” he added.
