Muzzy Izzet: O'Neill Saw Something In Me

- Leicester City legend Muzzy Izzet is the latest subject of The Friday Interview 

- Full 35-minute interview is now available to watch on Foxes Player HD

- Izzet’s new book, Muzzy Izzet: My Story is now on sale in the City Fanstore 

- Former midfielder will be signing copies in the City Fanstore ahead of Sunday’s clash with Aston Villa 

There’s a treat for Leicester City fans this week with the appearance of Club legend Muzzy Izzet in the latest instalment of the new Foxes Player HD series, The Friday Interview. 

With more than 300 Leicester City games to his name as well as a World Cup Semi-Final appearance for Turkey, the brilliant midfielder will surely go down as one of the Club’s greatest of all time. 

<div ><br /><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">As one of the star performers under Martin O’Neill in the Club’s last truly golden era, Muzzy has a treasure trove of Foxes memories – all of which have been perfectly encapsulated in his brand new book - <strong><em>Muzzy Izzet: My Story</em></strong> – which offers a unique insight into the life and career of a bona fide Leicester City legend. </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Muzzy will be on hand in the City Fanstore at King Power Stadium this <a href="http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/muzzy-izzet-book-signing-this-sunday-2679576.aspx">coming Sunday from 12.30pm until 2.30pm</a> to personally sign copies of his new book, so make sure you pick up your copy in-store before then. </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">For those of you that need any more convincing to make <em><strong>Muzzy Izzet: My Story</strong></em> your next purchase, just have a watch of the latest instalment of The Friday Interview to enjoy just some of Muzzy’s memories - available from Friday afternoon.</div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">From his early days at Chelsea, to the highs of League Cup finals and the lows of relegation, Muzzy provides Foxes Player HD viewers with a brilliantly fun and honest insight into his life, his career and his Leicester City. </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">He also talks extensively about his experience with Turkey at the 2002 World Cup Finals as well as his previous managers, including Martin O’Neill – the man responsible for bringing Izzet to Filbert Street in the first place… </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em>“I’d played no end of reserve fixtures for Chelsea at Kingstonian,”</em><strong>Muzzy recalled to Foxes Player HD.</strong><em>“I was playing for at least three or four years in the reserve team. Martin [O’Neill] lived around the corner I think, so it was an easy fixture for him to come and see. </em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em><br /></em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em>“He saw something in me and I think at the time he was managing at Wycombe and I don’t think he thought I was physically ready for that league. </em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em><br /></em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em>“Then he went to Norwich and from Norwich to Leicester and he was still coming to watch me. I went in to see Glenn Hoddle one day and said ‘it’s not working out for me here, is there any chance I can go out on loan?’. He basically said there’s nobody that wants you. So I was like, ‘blimey right. I’m in the last year of my contract what am I going to do?’ He said ‘leave it with me, I’ll ask about’. </em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em><br /></em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em>“It was literally the next day he said there was a club that wanted me, so would I be interested in going out on loan. He said as it was my last year I’d need to sign a new contract before I go out on loan because if the club wanted me they’d need to be able to ask for a fee. </em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em><br /></em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em>“I was on £275-a-week and I signed a new contract for £500-a-week, then I signed on loan for Leicester. That was the start of it. </em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em><br /></em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em>“Believe it or not I found out years later that Micky Adams was interested in me too and he was the Fulham manager [at the time]. I think if both clubs had said you can go to Leicester or Fulham, being a London lad it would have been easier to go to Fulham. </em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em><br /></em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em>“I’m glad that that didn’t happen because all this with Leicester wouldn’t have happened.” </em></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Watch the full interview on <a href="http://www.player.lcfc.com/latest-news/7e8a8fd6-a96e-4ce3-9a52-a44a3d4f2c50" target="_blank">Foxes Player HD here</a>, or to subscribe <a href="http://www.player.lcfc.com/Buy" target="_blank">click here</a>. </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>PREVIOUS EPISODES:</strong> </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">EPISODE 1 – <a href="http://www.player.lcfc.com/latest-news/4c651083-f945-4657-90eb-2741021c3bcb" target="_blank">Andy King</a> </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">EPISODE 2 – <a href="http://www.player.lcfc.com/latest-news/6c15f28f-fb5a-40fc-9c61-9d2d7bbfed9a" target="_blank">Danny Drinkwater</a> </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">EPISODE 3 – <a href="http://www.player.lcfc.com/latest-news/ad13db34-fe4c-4f68-93ab-5304dac46977" target="_blank">Alan Birchenall</a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">EPISODE 4 – <a href="http://www.player.lcfc.com/latest-news/7e8a8fd6-a96e-4ce3-9a52-a44a3d4f2c50" target="_blank">Muzzy Izzet</a></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.foxandcropclothing.co.uk" target="_blank"><img xlink:href="tcm:0-2367360" title="F&amp;C_SS15_StoryBanner" alt="F&amp;C_SS15_StoryBanner" style="width: 480px; height: 100px;" xlink:title="F&amp;C_SS15_StoryBanner" /></a><br /></div></div>