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DRINKWATER SIGNS AGAIN AT LEICESTER

- By MIKE KEEGAN

Claudio RanieRi believes danny drinkwater ter can get even better after r the central midfielder became the latest leicester City star to commit his future to the club.

The 26-year-old (right) signed a five-year dealal with leicester worthth £90,000 a week yesterday, day, following the leads of striker Jamie Vardy and winger RiyadRi ad MahrezMahr­e who ho haveha e both comitted to new contracts with the Premier league champions,.

leicester boss Ranieri, who has lost only n’Golo Kante to Chelsea from last season’s squad, is confident ex- Manchester united man and england internatio­nal drinkwater can improve.

‘drinkwater can get better,’ he said. ‘last season he played almost all matches, the first season he played so much. now he’ll be better.’

Ranieri, whose side take on Swansea City at the King Power Stadium tomorrow, expects defender danny Simpson to pen a new deal and would not rule out a £ 25million swoop for Sevilla’s ex-Stoke City midfielder Steven nzonzi.

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