Leicester City Striker Ahmed Musa: I'm Like Vardy - We Will Fit Well Together

New Leicester City signing Ahmed Musa is looking forward to working with Jamie Vardy and believes they have many similarities.

The Nigeria international joined the Premier League champions from CSKA Moscow in a deal reportedly worth a club-record £16.6 million.

Musa scored 13 league goals in Russia last season and compared his style to that of Vardy, who netted 24 times in the English top flight.

"I was a goalie between 10 and 12, but changing was the best decision of my life because I would never have been good enough to become a professional goalkeeper," he said.

"It was difficult at first but then you get used to the fact you are not very big. A lot of people used to tell me, 'Musa, you are too small to be a striker.'

"But I said: 'It doesn't matter what size you are, it's what you can do that matters'. I think I am like Jamie Vardy. I have speed, I like to work hard, we are similar in lots of things.

"Am I faster? I can't say yet, I have never played with him, but I am looking forward to finding out. I'm looking forward to playing with Vardy. I like his style. I think we can fit well together."

Musa spent time with VVV-Venlo in the Eredivisie before his move to Russia in 2012, where he succeeded at CSKA.

The 23-year-old said the intensity of training at Leicester had already taken him by surprise.

"When I started my first session I was thinking, ‘Wow'," Musa said.

"I have never seen that in Russia but now I am getting used to it The intensity here is quite different to Russia. Here it is a little bit harder, in Russia they are more laid back.