Harvey Barnes commits future to Leicester by signing new five-year contract

Harvey Barnes is predicting an enormous season for Leicester after signing a brand new five-year contract with the previous Premier League champions.

The 21-year-old has put pen to paper on contemporary phrases with the membership after his breakthrough marketing campaign with the Foxes and is now trying to push on.

“I don’t suppose there was actually a lot thought that had to enter it to be sincere,” he instructed LCFC TV about his resolution to decide to a brand new deal.

“I’m delighted. For me, the development that I’ve had on the membership, from becoming a member of at such an early age to the place I’m in now, is one thing I wish to proceed, so when a brand new contract was talked about, it was a no brainer.

“There’s going to be loads of work stepping into over pre-season, and I feel as a crew we’re actually sturdy on the minute, so subsequent 12 months could possibly be an enormous 12 months for us.

“I feel there’s an actual pleasure and buzz. We all know we’ve acquired the standard within the aspect and I’m positive there could be one or two additions this 12 months which is able to simply convey competitors for locations and (we’ll) push one another on extra.

“We’ve not put a goal on it but, however for us, it’s simply seeing what we will obtain subsequent 12 months.”

In January Barnes was recalled from a loan spell at Championship aspect West Brom after scoring 9 instances in 26 appearances.

He subsequently performed 16 instances for Leicester, scoring his first Premier League objective towards West Ham in April and profitable a spot in England’s Beneath-21 squad for the upcoming European Championship.

Though recalled by former supervisor Claude Puel, Barnes believes he has benefited from the arrival of latest boss Brendan Rodgers in February.

“I feel he’s been nice for the membership. For me as a participant, I feel he’s been nice as nicely. He’s labored actually intently with me, as he does with all of the gamers,” added the teenager, who joined the membership as a nine-year-old and has had mortgage spells at MK Dons, Barnsley and West Brom.

“I really feel like already he’s introduced my sport on and added bits that I in all probability didn’t know I wanted to have myself so, for me, I’m actually trying ahead to subsequent season.

“We’re not likely positive what to anticipate in pre-season but, however it’s going to be robust. It’s going to be our first alternative to see what the gaffer actually needs from us and the way he needs us to play.

“We’ve all had a bit glimpse of that this season, however I feel after we get a full pre-season with him, we might actually do nicely this 12 months as a crew.”