Ranieri: Leicester's title hopes even smaller now, but we can still win a trophy

Despite leading the Foxes to glory last term, the coach feels they must keep their eyes on avoiding relegation and is worried the Champions League will damage their domestic hopes
Claudio Ranieri insists Premier League champions Leicester City must "start from scratch" next season, but will not rule out bringing more silverware to the King Power Stadium.

Leicester secured an unforgettable title triumph last term but their fairytale was hit with a harsh dose of reality over the weekend when influential midfielder N'Golo Kante completed a big-money move to Chelsea.

Ranieri will again set his players the baseline target of 40 points to secure top-flight survival but knows Leicester's unexpectedly lofty status opens up a raft of possibilities.

"The basic concept is to start from scratch," he told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"We won the title, it was nice and great, it was perhaps a unique accomplishment, but now we turn the page.

"If at the beginning of last season the bookmakers were quoting 5000-1 on our chances of the title, this time [we must] start from 6000-1.