Demarai Gray: Leicester City winger signs a new four-year deal

Last updated on 2 November 2017.From the section Football24

Leicester winger Demarai Gray has signed a new four-year contract with the club.

The 21-year-old was close to a new deal - according to then-manager Craig Shakespeare - six weeks ago.

Gray scored his first league goal in over a year in Claude Puel's first game as boss, Sunday's 2-0 win over Everton.

"As a whole, we're a good group and we have a good dressing room. Now I want to get my head down and keep kicking on for the team," said Gray.

"I'm very happy. I want to be starting games and, for me to be doing that, I have to work hard in training.

"For me personally, it's now about developing as a player and the rest will take care of itself."

Gray joined the Foxes from Birmingham for £3.7m in January 2016 and was part of the 2015-16 Premier League-winning squad.

However, he has only made 12 starts in 20 months for the former champions, coming on as a substitute 39 times.

Leicester rejected bids from Bournemouth and Crystal Palace for the England Under-21 international, who was part of the squad that reached the European Championship semi-finals.

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Comment posted by User0775739834, at 22:51 30 Oct 2017
Watched him at Birmingham, got great potential. Just needs to stay level headed. And what a great peice of play for vardys goal the weekend by the way!
Comment posted by Safian123, at 22:33 30 Oct 2017
Future star, just needs to work hard
Comment posted by HenrySwanton, at 07:21 31 Oct 2017
gray is one of the biggest England underrated talents. Should come to the world cup so England can have some creativity.
Comment posted by Ryanlcfc3, at 01:23 31 Oct 2017
great decision, pleased for gray considering he hasn't played much but I think his brilliant performance against Everton I believe is the first step for him to play more regularly now a new manager is in place and with mahrez being able to play a free role in behind vardy :D
Comment posted by The Icon, at 22:51 30 Oct 2017
Gray is a photo fit of Raheem Sterling Listen Demerai get on a train to Manchester book a 3 hour lesson with Pep then return to Leicester and you’ll be banging goals in for fun for the foxes. Great talent hope he does well for the foxes
Comment posted by robey1, at 06:36 31 Oct 2017
Always ready to play !!
other starts haven’t been the best for him never showed been better as impact sub but did well Sunday hope he can keep it up and let his football talk not his agent
Plenty of talent in the lad just needs to kick in and show it for Leicester
Comment posted by Chris, at 03:12 31 Oct 2017
Should have played much more, hopefully he’ll get a run in the side now. And no longer picking up a single point in my FFL team.
Comment posted by LondonFox, at 23:08 30 Oct 2017
Great call Gray- managers come and go but it’s what you do on the pitch that counts. Hopefully now he’ll get the consistent run of games to show what he can do
Comment posted by Foxlord, at 08:34 31 Oct 2017
Yes Peter Pan, of course that is exactly what they do. You clearly know a lot about venom and how very bitter it is.
Comment posted by Shyfox, at 08:09 31 Oct 2017
Gray can become a truly great player if he can make the right decisions with his final ball. His pace, skill and imagination are all there - what a great team goal he inspired v Everton
Comment posted by RedmanRoll, at 08:30 31 Oct 2017
Well Done Demarai!!! Great decision, fantastic player. Just needs to work on his weaker (left) foot and he'll be one of the best! Up the Foxes. Many bitter football fans on here. Your jealousy and hate makes us stronger! Keep hating, we'll just shake it off shake it off hey hey hey hey!!!
Proud Leicesterian!
Comment posted by DeBenjamin, at 13:44 31 Oct 2017
John, My Papa Is Peter Pan, reidefc, markthelegendkid-

We won the league. We sacked a manager who we were nailed on to get relegated with, and another one who didn't have the tactical nous to succeed at this level. Our owners are revered and respected in Leicester, and very rarely make a poor decision. We won't go down this season.

Whatever issue you have with us, get over yourselves :)
Comment posted by DavidHankey, at 10:27 31 Oct 2017
Leicester City need to keep Gray who has massive potential. This is good news after a period of turmoil.
Comment posted by Oncha, at 09:37 31 Oct 2017
Gray's a talented footballer. On a good day and against the right opposition could prove the Leicester City's trump card. Leicester need him. Also, they need to make him play with Iheanacho and Vardy together a bit more. Iheanacho's biggest asset is his ability to shoot accurately when in the position. Leicester may need to exploit that and make get him work harder/contribute more to the midfield.
Comment posted by Peoples Champions, at 13:33 31 Oct 2017
Small club with small ambitions? As premier league winners this small club has already achieved your dreams.The pace merchant has secured his place in history as one of the immortals, you will still be able to read about the greatest sporting achievment ever in the year 4000ad. The book will be called Bible2.
Comment posted by Mark, at 10:46 31 Oct 2017
Gray has massively exciting potential and has already scored some wonder goals such as the long range shot at Old Trafford and the skilful dribble v Derby in FA Cup. if he was foreign everyone would be drooling and he would have got a regular starting position quicker. With hard work, could be England's best player at the World Cup.
Comment posted by D1710881205681, at 13:50 31 Oct 2017
23. Posted by Steve Perry

Stated better than what I was writing.
Comment posted by EnglishFAOfficial, at 23:00 30 Oct 2017
Claude Puel is synonymous with stability now? Interesting!
Comment posted by reidefc, at 11:20 31 Oct 2017
Don't forget the club will have to run it through vardy first.
Comment posted by exxyeddie, at 22:44 30 Oct 2017
“We wanted to see who the new manager was, a bit of stability”
What? At Leicester?
Also the use of we rather than I is very revealing - football in the modern world...