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Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy extends contract until 2023
The 33-year-old's present arrangement at the King Power Stadium was expected to lapse in two years.
Vardy has been compensated with a one-year expansion in the wake of him completing last season as the Premier League's top scorer with 23 goals.

In June he score his 100th Premier League goal, turning into the 29th individual to accomplish that feat.

Ben Chiwell After signing for Chelsea FC

Absolutely buzzing to sign for @ChelseaFC
Really exciting time for the club, with such a good squad! Can’t wait to meet all of the lads and everyone around the building. Special thank you to the manager for the faith he has shown in me. A dream come true. Come on you blues

Ben Chilwell

Chelsea have marked England left-back Ben Chilwell from Leicester for an expense in the area of £50m on a five-year bargain.
Chelsea beat Leicester to a Champions League place on the last day of the 2019/20 Premier League season - driving the Foxes into the Europa League - and have now persuaded them to leave behind one of their valued resources.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Left Manchester United as a PL three-peat champion.

Left Real Madrid as a UCL three-peat champion.

Lionel Messi:

Resigned from Argentine since he lost the Copa America Final.

Is leaving Barcelona after the most mortifying thrashing in UCL history.

Levels.

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has requested that Barcelona acknowledge a condition in his agreement that would permit him to proceed onward a free this late spring. The club are holding a crisis meeting to talk about the issue, report

Transfer rumours: Havertz, Thiago, Messi, Bergkamp, Gonzalez, Allan

Chelsea are on course to spend more money than in any previous transfer window after agreeing deals to sign German 21-year-old midfielder Kai Havertz of Bayer Leverkusen and Paris St-Germain's Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, 35. (The Times - subscription only)

Thiago says he will decide his future in the next 24 hours. (London Standard)

Former Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti believes his former club are trying to buy Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi, 33. (AS - in Spanish)

Manager Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal's Dutch legend Dennis Bergkamp, 51, to return to the club as his assistant. (The Sun)

Leeds United's interest in Argentine forward Nicolas Gonzalez, 22, is "very serious" says Stuttgart's sporting director Sven Mislintat. (Yorkshire Evening Post)

Everton have reached an agreement with Napoli to pay £31.5m for their 29-year-old Brazilian midfielder Allan. (Daily Express)

The Toffees' Italian forward Moise Kean, 20, is close to sealing a return on loan to his former club Juventus. (Tuttosport via Mirror)

Barcelona will terminate the contract of 33-year-old Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez. (RAC1 via Daily Mail)

Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof, 26, has been thanked by Swedish police for catching a thief who robbed an elderly woman. (Sky Sports)

Wolves are in advanced talks with Arsenal over a four-year deal for 22-year-old English full-back Ainsley Maitland-Niles. (Sky Sports)

Manchester United are ready to send Portuguese keeper Joel Pereira, 24, to Huddersfield Town on loan. (The Sun)

Valencia are keen on Real Madrid's 23-year-old Spanish striker Borja Mayoral. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith said he has discussed transfer targets with new sporting director Johan Lange. (Birmingham Mail)

Bournemouth have made about 10 members of staff redundant. (Bournemouth Echo)

England football band may drop 'Rule, Britannia!' in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests. (Daily Telegraph - subscription only)

Leicester City: Nampalys Mendy & James Maddison sign new contracts

Mendy, who joined from Nice in 2016, has made 29 appearances for Leicester in all competitions

Leicester City midfielders James Maddison and Nampalys Mendy have signed new contracts with the club.

England international Maddison, 23, has agreed a four-year deal, while 28-year-old Frenchman Mendy has signed a two-year extension until summer 2022.

Mendy was out of contract in June, but signed a short-term extension to cover the end of the delayed season.

"The more I've seen of him, the more impressed I've been," said manager Brendan Rodgers.

"To have someone with his experience, quality and maturity is a big boost for us, especially with European football next season."

Leicester finished fifth in the Premier League last season - their second highest finish in history - to qualify for the Europa League.

Maddison, who made his England debut in November and has played 76 games in all competitions for Leicester, said it was "an incredibly exciting time" to be a Foxes player.

"With so many positive things happening on and off the pitch and I'm delighted to be part of that," he added.

"What we've achieved as a club this season is a huge step forward for us and I know there's so much more to come from this team."