Wes Morgan has signed a new contract extension with Leicester City. The club has confirmed that the experienced centre-back has committed to another year, as the one-season extension was activated. His contract was in danger of running out in June, but now he is tied to the club until 2020.
Morgan has turned 35 in January and has made 293 appearances for Leicester since joining in 2012 from Nottingam Forest. The player played an integral part in team s spectacular 2015-16 season, when Leicester managed to beat all the odds and win the Premier League title. Morgan, thus, claims he is delighted to continue his stay at the King Power Stadium.
It means a lot to me. We’ve been through so many ups and downs together as a football club, he told the club s website. …
In any profession, dropping something while still excelling is a bold move but one that invariably enriches a legacy, something Andres Iniesta will undoubtedly feel after playing in El Clasico for the final time.
Having already wrapped up the league title and the Copa del Rey, in some senses the second LaLiga Clasico of the season had an air of irrelevance about it.
But it gave the world one last chance to see the great Iniesta in the biggest rivalry in club football, as he prepares to depart for China 14 years after first appearing in the fixture as a substitute for Henrik Larsson.
Having recovered from the knock that made him a doubt for the game, Iniesta trudged out of the tunnel as shyly as ever for his 38th Clasico – every camera, every eye fixed on him li…