Leicester City announce two renewals, three releases ahead of Premier League return

Leicester City they announced that Jamie Vardy is one of two players to have agreed new contracts at the King Power Stadium.

The club legend, now 37, scored 18 goals in 35 appearances as the Foxes won the Championship title at the first attempt since relegation from the Premier League.

However, with his contract expiring at the end of the month and Leicester currently without a head coach, talks had the potential to drag on without a resolution being reached.

Instead, Leicester moved to confirm that perhaps their greatest ever player has committed to a 13th season in the East Midlands.

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Vestergaard joins Vardy to stay at Leicester

Another key player in his form Jannik Vestergaard also agreed a further year at Leicester, with the centre-back signing a new three-year deal.

The 31-year-old made 42 appearances in the second tier last season, with two goals, and his physical presence at the back should continue to be an asset in the top flight.

Vestergaard, a Denmark international, told the club’s official website: “With football and my situation developing in a positive way, I’m just very happy to be here.

“It’s something that also fills me with a kind of pride that I went through the lowest and kept working. I came out on the other side and showed a little bit more of what I can contribute.”

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Three players leave Leicester, one still in talks

Leicester have revealed they remain in talks with Wilfred Ndidithe midfielder apparently weighing up his options given interest in his signature.

However, three other members of the team – Mark Albrighton, Dennis Praet and Kelechi Iheanacho – they will move on to pastures new at the end of the contract.

Albrighton, another club legend, has been reduced to 12 substitute league appearances in 2023-24 and leaves after 313 appearances as well as a Premier League and FA Cup.

Praet’s five-year spell at the club ends with 107 appearances to his name. The 30-year-old Belgian midfielder made six starts and 11 substitute appearances in the Championship last campaign.

Meanwhile, Iheanacho has chipped in with five goals from his 23 appearances. However, the Nigeria international has proved to be one of Leicester’s best additions of the past decade, with 61 goals and 34 assists coming from 232 outings in all competitions.

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