Leicester City  defied odds of 5,000-1 to prevail ahead of the division’s glamour clubs, captivating fans around the world and turning their previously unheralded players into household names.

Claudio Ranieri’s side are only the sixth team to have won the Premier League, as the English top tier was rebranded in 1992, and the Italian does not foresee another unlikely champion emerging anytime soon.

“We don’t need the superstars,” said the 64-year-old. “We need our players. You see (in January) we bought Demarai Gray, we bought Daniel Amartey. It’s the same. They have barely been with us, not six months.

“I want to improve the squad without big stars, but the right players.”

“I want these players to stay for one more year.”

Ranieri signed a three-year contract last year after succeeding Nigel Pearson as manager and said that he was in no hurry to sign a new deal.