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Demarai Gray close to signing new Leicester City contract

By Harneet Singh Sethi

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Demarai Gray of Leicester in action with Lars Stindl of Borussia Moenchengladbach during the preseason friendly match between Leicester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach at The King Power Stadium on August 4, 2017 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Demarai Gray of Leicester in action with Lars Stindl of Borussia Moenchengladbach during the preseason friendly match between Leicester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach at The King Power Stadium on August 4, 2017 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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Demarai Gray is close to signing a new contract for Leicester City, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Due to sign an extension before the end of September, Gray’s new deal would reportedly be worth £50,000-a-week, however, the length of his new contract is still unknown.

The England U-21 international hasn’t been short of offers in recent times, having been linked to Everton, AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur.

The Cherries are also believed to have offered £28 million for the 21-year old in the summee, but Leicester City have remained stubborn and successfully rebuffed any approach for their prodigious Englishman.

The young Englishman has cut a frustrated figure in recent times (doing something similar the other night), publicly making his desire to play more be known. However, Demarai Gray is yet to be handed a start this season, further encouraging his suitors to try and tempt him away.

An obvious lack of playing time has been something of a pattern since his move to Leicester City from Birmingham City back in January 2016. The 21-year old has made 42 Premier League appearances so far, though he has started a mere 10 games. Talking about his limited playing time after England’s 3-0 over Latvia recently, he said:

"“Did I think I was going to leave Leicester? There were a few bids flying around.“There was interest and a lot going on. Obviously I was away with the Under-21s so that took my mind off it a little bit. But a lot was going on.“Leicester sat me down and told me how they were going to use me and the impact they see me having on the team. But deadline day is manic and you never know what is going to happen.“I am not happy with the amount of football I am playing. I respect the manager [Craig Shakespeare] and he picks his team.“But I want to play as much as possible in the Premier League and at the moment that is not the case.”"

With every game passing by wherein Gray comes off the bench for a 10-minute cameo, Leicester City are further losing their grip over a player who does indeed deserve more playing time. Don’t be surprised if he’s the first man out of the King Power Stadium, come January despite signing an extension.

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