Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy said he is "over the moon" after signing a lucrative new four-year contract.
The 27-year-old put pen to paper on a deal last night, believed to have made him one of City's highest earners.
It caps a remarkable rise for Vardy, who was plying his trade in the Conference just two years ago at Fleetwood.
Vardy's representatives were in Leicester yesterday finalising the terms of his new deal, which will keep him at the King Power Stadium until June 2018.
"I'm over the moon," said Vardy. "We all know that the club wants to keep improving and stay in the Premier League, and I definitely want to be a part of that.
The striker became the first £1 million non-league player when he was signed by manager Nigel Pearson in May 2012.
After struggling to make the step up in his first season at the club, Vardy went on to show just why City were prepared to pay so much for him, scoring 16 goals in an impressive campaign that saw his side clinch the Championship title in emphatic fashion.
"Everyone knows the way that I've come back into football (from non-league)," said Vardy. "We managed to get promoted last season, but now it is all about making sure we stay in the Premier League.
"Nigel Pearson brought me here and he wants the club to maintain their Premier League status. He was a big influence (on me signing a new deal) and now I've just got to repay him on the field."
City believe the pacy striker will continue to be a hit in the Premier League but he is yet to test himself in the top flight, having been out of action with a thigh injury.
However, he returned to training yesterday and is in contention for the trip to Stamford Bridge this weekend as City take on Chelsea.
Vardy becomes the seventh member of Nigel Pearson's squad to pen a new four-year deal, alongside Kasper Schmeichel, Matty James, Danny Drinkwater and new signings Leonardo Ulloa, Marc Albrighton and Ben Hamer.
Liam Moore, Wes Morgan, Jeff Schlupp, David Nugent, Marcin Wasilewski and Gary Taylor-Fletcher have also signed new deals.
