Why Leicester City fans shouldn’t compare long-awaited signing to Jamie Vardy

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Leicester City return to action after the international break.

The Foxes face the winless Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium as Marti Cifuentes’ side look to kick things up a notch.

They’ve started well in the post-Jamie Vardy era after he began life at Cremonese towards the end of August.

To combat his exit, as well as the other departures from the King Power Stadium, Leicester have made five signings.

All of them come with different challenges, however, Julian Carranza is set to face a different sort of pressure.

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Julian Carranza set to lead the line for Leicester City

Carranza ended Leicester’s 106-day wait to replace Vardy after agreeing to join on loan from Feyenoord.

The 25-year-old fell out of favour at the Eredivisie giants but had previously scored plenty of goals during spells at Banfield and Philadelphia Union.

Replacing Vardy is big shoes to fill for the Argentine but what Leicester fans cannot afford to do is compare their new man to the Foxes legend.

Not only will they work differently, getting used to someone filling that slot regularly will take some adjusting.

The game against Oxford is the perfect chance for the new man to get off the mark, but he must be given time.

What type of footballer can Leicester City expect from Julian Carranza?

Following his transfer deadline day arrival, the Argentine provided an insight into what Foxes fans can expect from their new recruit.

Speaking to Leicester’s social media channels, he said: “The fans] can, for sure, expect somebody who’s going to play 100 per cent in every single game. I’ll try to give everything for the badge, for the defence, for everyone, for this institution as well.

“I like to make runs in behind. I like to play as a no.9 but I can also play as a second striker and have a little bit more combination with players. That’s something that I spoke to the coach [about] yesterday, something that he was looking for.

“I believe nowadays, of course, you have no.9s but it’s good to have a no.9 that can also play. At the end of the day, we want to win. If I can give assists to my team-mates, that will be perfect as well.”