Andy King says knowing Leicester City want him to stay even longer at the club is "a great feeling."

The 22-year-old midfielder yesterday signed an extension to his contract which will keep him at the Walkers Stadium until 2015.

King was already tied in to a deal until 2014 but the one-year add-on has been agreed to give manager Sven-Goran Eriksson a massive boost ahead of today's vital clash at Reading.

The contract extension may also put off potential suitors in the summer. The Welsh international had been linked with a move to Everton after a superb season in which he is currently the club's leading scorer with 14 goals.

King told lcfc.com: "It has always been my ambition to play Premier League football and it is obvious that City are heading in that direction. I am delighted that I will have the chance to help achieve that ambition.

"The owners and the manager have big ambitions for the club, so knowing they want me to be here in the long term is a great feeling, especially as I signed a new deal only last year.

"The manager, in particular, has worked with some top players in his career and to have the belief of someone with his experience is a huge compliment and I'm determined to repay the faith he and the owners have shown in me."

Eriksson has described King as "a fantastic talent" and believes the Academy prospect has grown as a footballer since making his City debut in 2007.

He said: "He is an all-round midfielder who scores goals and he has established himself at international level too. Andy is a fantastic talent and we are delighted that he has pledged his future to Leicester.

"This is great news for the club. Andy has grown into the footballer he is today while at Leicester and he is getting better and better as time progresses."

King has made 160 appearances and scored 38 goals from midfield and was the club's young player of the year in the promotion-winning season of 2008-09 and tied for the players' player-of-the-year award a year later. He has also skippered the side on a number of occasions.

King is the latest City player to agree a contract extension following Paul Gallagher, Richie Wellens and Matt Oakley.