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Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri praises "fantastic" Jamie Vardy

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri praises "fantastic" Jamie Vardy, saying that the striker can lead by example with his play and bring the Foxes squad together.

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has said that Jamie Vardy is an excellent example for his teammates to follow.

The new Foxes boss thinks that the England striker, 28, has the mentality to bring his squad together.

"He is a very fantastic man," Ranieri told the club's official website. "He's an example for everybody – the other teammates. He's strong and he has a very strong mentality.

"He presses everybody. He's a very good worker and I love this kind of person. He continues to press and press and press and I love this. If he shows this to his other teammates, then the other teammates are looking at him. As a unit, that is important."

Leicester host Sunderland at the King Power Stadium in their Premier League season opener at 3pm on Saturday.

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