"I go everywhere. Like I go to the supermarket with my family. I don't stay at home closed away," he said.
He lived close to the city centre and stories of encounters with supporters in doctor's surgeries, shops and restaurants added to his mystique and the affection in which he is held in the city.
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Claudio Ranieri was known in Leicester for his encounters with fans.