2015–16 Premier League The unlikely nature of Leicester's title led to a flood of coverage from across the globe. Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted his congratulations, saying it was "An extraordinary, thoroughly deserved, Premier League title." Congratulations were also sent by the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who praised his compatriot Ranieri. Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore described it as "biggest story we've ever had" in English football. Former Leicester manager Martin O'Neill described it as the "greatest achievement of this century". Gary Lineker, the former Leicester striker who led a consortium that saved the club from administration in 2002, had said he
Ryan Sessegnon of the league with just five points, lead to a change of management with Claudio Ranieri, who has a good reputation in the division after surprising the world with winning the Premier League title with Leicester City in the 2015–16, replacing a dismissed Slaviša Jokanović. In 2016, Sessegnon played up an age group to represent England in the U17 Euros. He scored his first goal for England Under-19s against Luxembourg in a European Under-19 Championship qualifier on 10 November 2016, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win. On 26 June 2017, Sessegnon was named in the final 18-man squad