Leicester City goalkeeper Mads Hermansen has admitted he is walking on cloud nine after the club secured their return to the Premier League.
The 23-year-old has been speaking to Ekstra Bladet about his success with Leicester this season after they were crowned Championship winners and sealed their return to the top flight.
Hermansen has been the number one for the Foxes this season under Enzo Maresca, making 44 appearances in the Championship and keeping 13 clean sheets, as well as only conceding 41 goals in total.
It’s been a successful year for him after he joined Leicester in a €7.7m deal from Brondby IF in the summer as the Foxes prepared for life back in the Championship.
It means he’s been a key part of the side this season who managed to finish a point ahead of Ipswich Town at the top of the table.
Playing such a role means he’s been at the centre of a fascinating season for the Foxes, who flew out of the traps following relegation last season.
They appeared to be on course to secure an easy return to the Premier League but stumbled in the second half of the campaign, allowing the other promotion chasers to rally and put pressure on them at one point.
Fortunately, Leicester rallied again and ensured they went up at the first time of asking and Hermansen admits he ended up learning a lot about himself thanks to the journey they’ve been on.
“I also think that you are personally tested along the way when you take those steps up the career ladder. Then you also get to know yourself better, and I am challenged on some things personally, which make me feel good,” he said.
“I am learning to appreciate friends and family and to have time with them, for example. There are just many things in it that you are challenged with when you are abroad and when things are going as well as they are doing right now.
“First of all, it’s about football for me, and the most important thing for me is to be on the field and deliver in a team that appreciates me. I’m just looking forward to doing that at the next level as well.
“I am looking forward to being a part of it. The Championship is also huge over here, but globally there is nothing that comes close to the Premier League, and it will be special.
“It will also be something that I have to learn to deal with when you are in it in relation to how big it is. But it’s a surreal thought, and there’s also a little holiday to be had. It will also be necessary before we embark on the new, but I am absolutely delighted.”
Enjoy your holiday, Mads!
