Marc Albrighton has signed a new contract with Leicester City, the Premier League club have confirmed.<\/p>\n
Albrighton, the winger, has penned terms taking him through to the end of the 2021\/22 season, with his previous deal due to expire in summer 2020.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old said upon confirmation of his new contract: “It was totally straight forward.<\/p>\n
“Leicester offered me a deal and I was always going to sign it. I\u2019ve had some good times here and hopefully I can continue to do so.<\/p>\n
“When I first signed, I looked at the squad that was in the dressing room and the club itself in terms of its fanbase and what sort of club it was.<\/p>\n
“It was a family club back then and it\u2019s a family club now. It\u2019s something that suits me down to the ground. It really fit in well with me as a person and it\u2019s the perfect fit for me.”<\/p>\n
Albrighton joined Leicester following their promotion to the Premier League, moving from Aston Villa on a free transfer in July 2014.<\/p>\n
He made only 20 appearances that season as the Foxes secured their top-flight survival, but was established as a key player – and a club legend – the following campaign.<\/p>\n
Under Claudio Ranieri he played 42 times in all competitions, and featured in every single one of Leicester’s league matches as the club completed perhaps the most remarkable achievement in sporting history – winning the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Having already played himself into the history books for his key role in Leicester’s title triumph, Albrighton added a further entry for himself the following season when he scored the Foxes’ first ever goal in the Champions League, in a 2-0 defeat of Brugge.<\/p>\n
He has remained a key player for Leicester in the years since, totalling 176 appearances to date and chipping in with 13 goals.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old, who has never been rewarded with an England call-up despite his impressive form at club level, began his career at Aston Villa and made over 100 appearances in a six-year spell before joining Leicester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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