Demarai Gray vows to 'kick on' after committing his future to Leicester City with new four-year contract
- Demarai Gray has ended speculation over his future by penning a long-term deal
- The Leicester winger says he is 'very happy' to commit his future to the club
- He scored his first Premier League goal of the season against Everton on Sunday
- Gray says he will 'kick on' and has targeted more starts under boss Claude Puel
Winger Demarai Gray has signed a new four-year contract at Leicester.
The 21-year-old had been in talks over a fresh deal for months and has finally penned a deal until 2021, the club announced on Thursday.
Gray scored his first Premier League goal for over a year in Sunday's 2-0 win over Everton - Claude Puel's first game as Foxes manager.
Demarai Gray has put pen to paper on a new four-year contract to stay at Leicester until 2021
The winger celebrates after scoring against Everton at the King Power Stadium on Sunday
Gray confirmed a deal was close earlier this week and capped the announcement by also being named in the England Under 21 squad.
He told LCFC TV: 'I'm very happy. Now I just want to kick on and keep doing what I'm doing. I want to be starting games and, for me to be doing that, I have to work hard in training.
'As a whole, we're a good group and we have a good dressing room. Now I want to get my head down and keep kicking on for the team.
'For me personally, it's now about developing as a player and the rest will take care of itself.'
Gray runs at Everton's defence during Leicester's 2-0 victory in the Premier League
Gray joined Leicester for just £3.5million from Birmingham in 2016 and helped them to the title
Gray helped Leicester win a shock Premier League title in 2016 after signing for £3.5million from Birmingham that January.
But he had been frustrated with a lack of game time under former managers Claudio Ranieri and Craig Shakespeare after struggling to get past Riyad Mahrez and Marc Albrighton.
He made just his 12th league start in 20 months on Sunday, having come off the bench 39 times - more than any other Leicester player since he joined.
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