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James Justin admitted that Leicester City are the only club for him after signing a contract extension just weeks after returning from a long-term injury.
The 24-year-old joined Foxes in June 2019 when the Premier League team paid Luton Town £ 6 million for his services. The defender signed a five-year deal with King Power and played 13 appearances in the Covid hit 2019-2020 season. He then played every minute of 23 top games last season before the damage hit in February 2021.
The talented right-back suffered an ACL injury that left him sidelined for 11 months. He returned to the first team match last month and made his season debut in a 3-2 loss to Tottenham on 19 January.
The versatile full-back has now enjoyed four league games and one in the FA Cup as he looks to rebuild his career. Leicester clearly miss the former England U21s he has has just entered into a new agreement until June 2026.
And after committing his future to the East Midlanders, Justin made it clear what that means for him.
“I feel great to extend my stay here and just have that certainty about my future,” he said LCFC TV. “It’s a great club to be in. You can see this wonderful training ground and the way we perform so it can only go one way.
“I’m just happy to extend my stay here and hopefully I can see that [the fans] cheers on us in every match we have at King Power Stadium and all the away matches and hopefully in European tournaments the next few years.
“There’s only one place I want to be now and that is Leicester City. They have put a lot of faith in me over the last year where I have been out injured.”
Justin is looking forward to going
It has been a tough period for the defender. He missed the FA Cup final and the Community Shield victory over Manchester City.
And now back in Brendan Rodger’s plans, he’s eager to play as much football as possible.
“I just want to cement my place on the team,” he added. “It has been a year of ups and downs.
“It went from starting the year in good shape and then taking the injury up to knowing I would be out for a longer period of time.”
justin have been tipped for big things. He has now played 54 matches in all tournaments for the club.
And the Luton-born ace insists he always feels like his old self.
“There’s no good time to get such an injury, but now people at least know what I can do,” he continued. “Hopefully I can get back to that level. I definitely feel back to my best, but to be honest I can not remember how I used to be.
“It’s me now, so I just have to keep improving and hopefully move on in every way.”
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