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Brendan Rodgers hopes his Leicester City tenure will be written into club folklore after he signed a lucrative new deal at the King Power Stadium.

Rodgers reaffirmed his commitment to the club on Friday by signing up until 2025, the Northern Irishman rewarded for the superb work he has done in taking the club to second in the Premier League table with an improved contract understood be worth £8m a year.

After adding three years to his initial deal, signed only nine months ago, Rodgers is now focused on building a legacy at City and wants his team to be remembered for decades to come.

“By the time I leave here, I hope the club is in a better place, on the pitch and off the pitch, has had success and the supporters have enjoyed watching the team,” he said.

“In 30 years’ time, this is a team that could be remembered for the level of football and how competitive they are. That would be the ultimate for me.

“I’m committing my work and life to here to give it everything. I’ve got a real motivation.

“You want your legacy to be what the supporters see on the field, but also the feeling that they have watching the team.

“I’ve met supporters who have been watching the club for 60-odd years. They’re so inspiring talking about this being the best football they’ve seen of a Leicester City team and they’ve not missed a game for years.

“That always drives you on and gives you extra motivation that they’re enjoying what they’re seeing. It’s my responsibility to try to ensure they feel that happiness.”

With a longer career at City on the cards, Rodgers wants to impose his playing style throughout the club, to create a ‘Leicester Way’.

“Initially, when you come in, you impose your way on the first team, and help the coaches and they work,” he said.

"But over time, fundamentally, we would like the team to follow those principles. Our game has always been based around a playing style at the top level of the game, and that's based around being in balance, through all aspects, so you defend well, press well, have possession of the ball, and counter attack.

"So we'd hopefully synchronise a style of football throughout the club, and when you have a manager for a longer period of time, that helps."

Rodgers also hopes his decision to put pen to paper will act as an example to his players, and that they will choose to ignore the interest of other clubs and continue their careers at City.

“Hopefully, but I also understand that these are young men whose careers are short,” he said. “Hopefully they’ll see how we’ve worked together here, and the ambition I have for the club, will make them think in terms of where we want to go. That will always be the decision of the player along with the club.

“This is a club with big ambition, that’s why I’ve committed for such a long period, and once they’re here, they will hopefully feel that ambition and see the progress.”