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Demarai Gray close to signing new Leicester City deal with boss Craig Shakespeare calling on him to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo

Demarai Gray is close to signing a new contract at Leicester with boss Craig Shakespeare insisting he should use Cristiano Ronaldo as inspiration.

The winger has been in talks with the club over a new deal with the Foxes having rejected bids from Bournemouth and Crystal Palace over the summer.

Gray is set to start Tuesday's Carabao Cup game against Liverpool at the King Power Stadium having struggled for consistency since joining from Birmingham for £3.5million in 2016.

He has scored three goals in all competitions - making just 10 league starts - and his end product has been criticised.