“At the end of the season we will talk about that [extending Ranieri’s contract] with him”, Aiyawatt said.
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The move clearly paid off as Ranieri guided the Foxes to the Premier League title against all odds this season and Srivaddhanaprabha has revealed that he was always confident that the Italian would be a success in the East Midlands. We will sit down together and when we talk about something, it’s long term, not just until September.
Ranieri added: “I know a lot of clubs will be thinking, ‘It’s okay, it’s only Leicester we’ve got.’ But we’ll be playing the Champions League with exactly the same attitude. I want people who work for me to be happy and enjoy working with good people”.
Jamie, 29, has signed a deal with Zig Zag Productions to follow his V9 Academy as it scouts 42 non-league players and brings them to a five-day training camp where they will be given insight into coaching, sport science, fitness methodology and mental training.
Vardy’s remarkable rise this season recently saw him voted Football Writers’ Player of the Year, but he knows Leicester owe their success to more than just his predatory instincts.
Speaking to the Leicester Mercury, he said: ‘We’ve made this ring because I think it’s a one-off occasion. The contracts they have, I think they are already happy.
Leicester City will discuss a possible contract extension with manager Claudio Ranieri at the end of the season as a reward for his role in the club’s maiden Premier League title victory, vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has said. “I always support, always”.
This was the third award this season for Ranieri, who was named Italian football’s coach of the season on Monday for his extraordinary achievement in guiding Leicester to the most unlikely of Premier League triumphs.
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Ranieri admitted he was snubbed by Championship clubs following his dismissal from Greece in 2014 but Top, son of Leicester owner Vichai, insisted they never had any doubts about the 64-year-old.
