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Three reasons why Leicester City should go all in for Gylfi Sigurdsson

By Harneet Singh Sethi

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: Gylfi Sigurdsson of Swansea City celebrates scoring his sides first goal with his Swansea City team mates during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Swansea City at Old Trafford on April 30, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: Gylfi Sigurdsson of Swansea City celebrates scoring his sides first goal with his Swansea City team mates during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Swansea City at Old Trafford on April 30, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /
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SWANSEA, WALES – MAY 21: Gylfi Sigurdsson of Swansea City attempts to get past Claudio Yacob of West Bromwich Albion and Jake Livermore of West Bromwich Albion during the Premier League match between Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion at Liberty Stadium on May 21, 2017 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
SWANSEA, WALES – MAY 21: Gylfi Sigurdsson of Swansea City attempts to get past Claudio Yacob of West Bromwich Albion and Jake Livermore of West Bromwich Albion during the Premier League match between Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion at Liberty Stadium on May 21, 2017 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

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Gylfi Sigurdsson is not someone to loiter around the pitch in search of assistance. Here’s a player who is not afraid to put in a shift for his teammates, working tirelessly all game to create moments of magic. He covered an unbelievable 422.36 kilometres last term -the most by any player in the division – while he averaged 11.42 kilometres per game.

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Again, if you compare that to Riyad Mahrez, there’s no match at all. For all of his abilities, Mahrez isn’t someone who would run the length of the pitch for you or be someone to provide cover at the back. This is where Sigurdsson proves to be a better fit for a side that doesn’t see a lot of the ball and has to defend for a majority of the game.