Promotion still the aim for Leicester - Begovic

Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic insists promotion remains Leicester City's target this season, despite the Foxes' stuttered start to the campaign and looming threat of a points deduction.

Leicester beat Norwich City before the international break to end a five-game winless run.

And now, as the 12th-placed Foxes prepare to host third-placed Stoke on Saturday, the club is also readying itself for legal battle over spending rules and alleged breaches made when the club was promoted to the Premier League as Championship title winners in 2024.

That hearing is reportedly set to begin within days.

Begovic said the issue is for "people above my paygrade to handle", but "the noise" around what it could mean to the club's ambitions is something players need to deal with.

The players, he insists, are focused only on results on the pitch.

"We have to make sure that we are together, we keep believing and keep working hard," Begovic told BBC East Midlands Today.

And when asked if promotion remains the aim, the former Chelsea, Stoke, Bournemouth and Everton goalkeeper said: "Absolutely.

"There is still everything to play for," he continued. "There's still 31 games, so we will make sure that we put in those performances, take it a game at a time and hopefully put a string of wins together and then I think we will be where we need to be."