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Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson excited to unleash his troops on biggest stage

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Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson is relishing the prospect of seeing his young charges take on the elite of English football next season.

Young prospects like Liam Moore, Jeff Schlupp, Matty James, Danny Drinkwater, Riyad Mahrez, Anthony Knockaert and Jamie Vardy have never played in the Premier League before.

The more seasoned campaigners, like Wes Morgan, Andy King and Marcin Wasilewski, will also be experiencing Premier League football for the first time in their careers.

Pearson said City's target next season is to be competitive in every game and he is confident that, with a few additions, they will be.

"I am really looking forward to seeing a lot of our players performing in the top flight," he said. "I think they will do very well.

"We have a squad here now which is actually worth something. We have spent a lot of time and energy, and financial resources, in moving players on.

"The club is in a much healthier position.

"Of course, we have to make sure we are competitive, and I know we can be."

Survival may be the first target for newly-promoted sides, but Pearson said City will be aiming higher.

"I know it will be tough because it is a division full of quality," he said.

"We have to make sure we set our sights high enough, but also that we believe enough in ourselves to be competitive.

"Every club that goes up is slightly different but we have to make sure our own model is right for us.

"Now we have the basis of a very good side.

"It may lack the experience of the Premier League but, technically, we have some very good players.

"It is important that any players we add to the squad are the right players to complement what we have already."

Pearson reiterated his determination to try to get any business done early, although he says that is not guaranteed.

"It is an opportunity because the Premier League season has continued, and there were a number of sides involved in a relegation battle who were not too clear on how they could move forward," he said.

"You have the sides who are vying for the play-offs and that extends the season. They won't be quite sure as we have been in that situation.

"You have two plans in place but you can't activate it until you know the outcome.

"So we do have an opportunity to do the business we want to do, but whether we can do that or not will depend on a number of criteria.

"It is easy to say we would like to do it quickly, but you can't always do it quickly."

He added: "We know how we are trying to work but there are a lot of variables to getting that business successfully concluded."

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson excited to unleash his troops on biggest stage


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