Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri admits unhappy chairman has demanded 40 points
Friday 27 January 2017 06:16, UK
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri admits club chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is unhappy with the Foxes' form.
The defending champions are yet to win away from home this season and are five points above the Premier League relegation zone with 21 points from 22 games.
Their only victories on the road have come in the FA Cup at Everton and the Champions League at Club Brugge, and they travel to Derby in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday.
Ranieri has spoken to Srivaddhanaprabha and revealed the owner wants them to hit the Premier League safety mark above anything else.
"My chairman said 40 points, 40 points please, then after if something happens it's okay - but 40 points," Ranieri said.
"Of course he is not happy, it is normal, he is the chairman. But he knows very well my ambition, maybe more than him. For me every match is important."
The league remains the priority for the Foxes, who face to Sevilla in the last 16 of the Champions League next month, but Ranieri is expected to pick a strong side at Derby with captain Wes Morgan rejecting the offer of a rest having played 46 consecutive games for the Foxes.
"If you think what these guys have done in the last three years it is amazing," Ranieri said. "They won the title in the Championship, they fight a lot to avoid relegation and then won the (Premier League) title. The three years has been very busy in the mind."
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