Leicester City defender James Justin has declared that he will be staying at the football club this summer.
The 25-year-old has had a topsy-turvy time in recent years, having suffered two major injuries and a relegation, while also playing for England and winning the FA Cup.
Justin has moved to reveal his plans for the immediate future, with the versatile defender set to stay at the club as he looks to repay City for the support they have shown him while he has recovered from injury. He has also spoken about what Leicester have left to do in the transfer market, and what can be expected from the season ahead.
“I went from the highest of highs by playing for England to the lows of being injured and relegated,” Justin told The Sun. “But I’m staying. Leicester took a chance on me after I won promotion from League One with Luton four years ago.
“I went from the highest of highs by playing for England to the lows of being injured and relegated,” Justin told The Sun. “But I’m staying. Leicester took a chance on me after I won promotion from League One with Luton four years ago.
“It’ll be a graft with 46 games. You can get comfy in the Premier League playing only 38. It’ll be a shock to some of those who aren’t used to it. We’re not going to get any special treatment because we’re Leicester.”
On what City have done in the player market this summer, he added: “We’ve done some good stuff in the transfer window and I don’t think we’re close to finishing the business we’re doing in and out. So there’ll be some more great players coming in to help us.”
Maresca has been working with his players on a brand new style of play over the summer, which has drawn plenty of comparison for Manchester City. But Justin has a word of warning for those demanding victory after victory.
He said: “It’s been good and intense. The manager has installed a lot of his philosophies. In our pre-season games our style and how we are set up is completely changing. It’s going to take time to get everything perfect. We’ve only been together a month while it took Pep’s City six years to get their domination of English and European football.
“We’ve worked on how we build up. A lot of teams build with four at the back as standard or three with two wing backs. We’re changing that and adopting what City have done in moving John Stones into midfield. Brighton also use a similar concept – but we’re looking to put our own spin on things.”
