

The arrival of Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa to Leicester City will bring a stiffer competition to local man Jamie Vardy who decided to stay with the club after rejecting Arsenal FC's offer. Although Vardy is set to be the star striker in Claudio Ranieri's team, Musa is very motivated to compete against Vardy in every training session and believes he has similar abilities to those of the England international.
Talking to the club's website, Musa spoke about his past as a player: "I was a goalie between 10 and 12, but changing was the best decision of my life because I would never have been good enough to become a professional goalkeeper. It was difficult at first but then you get used to the fact you are not very big. A lot of people used to tell me, 'Musa, you are too small to be a striker.'
"But I said: 'It doesn't matter what size you are, it's what you can do that matters. I think I am like Jamie Vardy. I have speed, I like to work hard, we are similar in lots of things. Am I faster? I can't say yet, I have never played with him, but I am looking forward to finding out. I'm looking forward to playing with Vardy. I like his style. I think we can fit well together."
Musa was also very surprised by the intensity with which they practice under Claudio Ranieri: "When I started my first session I was thinking, ‘Wow'. I have never seen that in Russia but now I am getting used to it The intensity here is quite different to Russia. Here it is a little bit harder, in Russia they are more laid back. I think that is the most difficult thing, but I think that is the secret behind Leicester's success."
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