{"id":610319,"date":"2022-02-23T12:53:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=610319"},"modified":"2022-02-23T12:53:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:53:25","slug":"james-justin-signs-contract-leicester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/02\/23\/james-justin-signs-contract-leicester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"James Justin Signs New Contract at Leicester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James Justin signs a new contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/02\/11\/leicester-city-star-not-planning-on-signing-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a> today, keeping him at the club until 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The English full-back joined the Foxes in 2019 and has excelled at the club despite injury problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>James Justin Signs New Leicester City Contract<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Justin2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Justin2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesjustin98?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jamesjustin98<\/a> has signed a new long-term contract with the Foxes \ud83d\udcaa\u200d \ud83d\udd35<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leicester City (@LCFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCFC\/status\/1496456052312784902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>James Justin Signs Extension: From Luton to Leicester<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justin was born in Bedfordshire and made his senior debut for his local club Luton Town in 2015. He played a major role in Luton\u2019s consecutive promotions from League Two to the Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He made 114 appearances for the Hatters, scoring six times and managing 13 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leicester signed Justin in the summer of 2019 for around \u00a36 million. Since joining he has become a fan favourite. He has shown great versatility, playing both left and right-back during his time with the foxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since moving to the 2015\/16 Premier League Champions, he has played 54 times for the club and won the FA Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Injury Setbacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately for Justin, he has had <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/12\/brendan-rodgers-confirms-extent-of-james-justin-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">major injury problems<\/a> since joining <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/02\/07\/is-this-the-downfall-of-brendan-rodgers-at-leicester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Brendan Rodgers<\/a>&#8216; side. He suffered an ACL injury against Brighton &amp; Hove Albion last year which left him sidelined for 11 months.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justin has since returned to the first team and featured in games against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/19\/stunning-ending-sees-steven-bergwijn-give-tottenham-three-points-at-leicester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>, Brighton, Liverpool, West Ham United and Nottingham Forest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The full-back is positive about his return, speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcfc.com\/news\/2497880\/justin-leicester-city-are-moving-in-the-right-direction\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LCFC TV<\/a> he said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI just want to cement my place in the team. It\u2019s been a year of ups and downs. It went from starting the year in great form and then picking up the injury to knowing I was going to be out for a sustained period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re getting right to the end, with just a couple of minor setbacks with this, that and the other, it all boils up. I\u2019m just glad I had everyone around me telling me the right things just to get me back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s no good time to get an injury like that, but at least now, people know what I can do. Hopefully I can get back to that level. I definitely do feel back to my best, but to be honest, I can\u2019t remember what I used to be like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is me now, so I\u2019ve just got to keep improving and hopefully kick on in every way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Finishing the Season Strong<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justin and Leicester will look to end the season strong after a series of disappointing results this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brendan Rodgers&#8217; side currently sit 11th in the Premier League and will look to push up the table as we enter the end-of-season run-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leicester will also look to have a deep run in the Europa Conference League. The Foxes currently lead Danish side Randers 4-1 on aggregate as they prepare to travel to Denmark for the second leg on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Next stop, \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddd6 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UWsqIkdYh5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UWsqIkdYh5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leicester City (@LCFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCFC\/status\/1496520224887259141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Justin returning at the perfect time for Leicester, he will hope he has a say on how successful the Foxes can be this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"9rXBoD0FTPR9U8ea1K5AdA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1238701655\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'9rXBoD0FTPR9U8ea1K5AdA',sig:'5wBBnApiL93SU3VVNQSCh33kc1glBmBxXATEdEfxO58=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1238701655',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Justin signs a new contract with Leicester City today, keeping him at the club until 2026. The English full-back joined the Foxes in 2019 and has excelled at the club despite injury problems. 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