Ranieri’s biggest task in the summer transfer window could be keeping hold of his players, while trying to avoid upsetting the balance of his squad with new recruits.
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As the season winds down and Leicester’s improbable title win has been confirmed, the players at the heart of this historic campaign have been increasingly linked with moves away.
“It is a great fairytale story and everyone will congratulate their achievement”.
The heart of Leicester’s success this year has been their ability to get the ball forward quickly, utilising the pace of Jamie Vardy and skill of Riyad Mahrez.
Should anyone at the club still be pinching themselves to ensure it was not just the most glorious of dreams, reality should truly sink in on Saturday when they lift the Premier League trophy in front of a packed house at Leicester’s King Power Stadium.
There had been only one championship in history that could rival what Leicester City has achieved: the 1977-78 championship run of Nottingham Forest. He was error-prone in the early stages of last season but is now a commanding presence in the defence alongside fellow centre back Robert Huth.
11th-placed Everton face relegation-threatened sides Sunderland and Norwich City after Saturday’s trip to Leicester.
“The team must always come first”, said the Welshman.
Ousted added that the Whitecaps, who entered the season with high expectations, but have stumbled to a 3-5-2 start and have just one victory over their last six outings, could learn a thing or two from Leicester.
With both boys unable to process that their beloved team are now champions of England, what follows is one of the most uplifting phonecalls you will ever see.
“Big money makes the big teams and usually the big teams win, but now we can only say 99 percent”, he said. There will be no activities taking place at the King Power Stadium. It burns a lot of mental energy in the Champions League. United and West Ham play each other next week in their penultimate game.
First, though, there are two matches to play, first against Everton and then on the final day of the season at the home of the deposed champions Chelsea.
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Norwich (31 points) and Sunderland (32 points) are now in the relegation zone, with Newcastle in 17th place on 33 points having played a game more.
