Leicester striker David Nugent signed a two-year contract extension with the newly-promoted Premier League club on Wednesday.

Former England international Nugent has been rewarded with the new deal after scoring 20 goals to help Leicester win promotion as Championship winners last season.

The 29-year-old becomes the latest key player from that promotion campaign to put pen to paper on a new Leicester contract, following the likes of goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, defender and captain Wes Morgan and midfielder Danny Drinkwater.

"I'm delighted to have signed for two years and I'm really looking forward to testing myself with the rest of the squad in the best league in the world," Nugent told Leicester's website.

"Last season was the best of my career in terms of goals and assists, but I wouldn't have managed it without the lads around me so I'm really pleased the squad has been kept together.

"I think we've got a great chance of doing well in the Premier League."

Nugent has been Leicester's leading scorer in all three seasons since he joined them in 2011 following a four-year spell with Portsmouth, accruing a total of 54 goals in 148 appearances for the Foxes.