“They’ve started very well”, he said.

“I grew up on a farm and so I love nature”.

Inler said: “He’s a friend of mine”. For example, I’m not used to giving one day off after the match.

But Pardew feels the 31-year-old should stay loyal to the club which gave him his chance in the Premier League after nine months on the sidelines with cruciate ligament damage.

He also told reporters Tottenham have more than one target as they try to reinforce a forward line consisting of England’s Harry Kane and new signing Clinton Njie from Olympique Lyonnais.

The midfielder is aiming to bring the skills he learnt in the boxing ring to the Premier League. “I watch it a lot of times and I like it”.

“He said that I only had to turn my body and that would give me more power”. So as much as we owe Glenn he owes us for the platform we have given him, particularly in the Premier League, where he did very well for me.

“He just looked at me and said, ‘Why do you box like that?'”

Inler regularly gets between the ropes with the 56-year-old who is a ring legend back in Italy. “We hope that this is the season he really shows his quality”. I like the team, they play football, and they have fast players. “It’s important for a player to think every game is a final”.

After last season’s survival heroics, new manager Claudio Ranieri has maintained Leicester’s high energy and enthusiasm.

Inler, who is at last the replacement for Esteban Cambiasso that Ranieri wanted, could come into the midfield in place of Andy King or Danny Drinkwater. A plethora of targets are being assessed by the club for a potential summer move. It was a young squad and changing after one year wasn’t so good.

The striker bagged an impressive 31 goals last term but has failed to find the net in Spurs’ opening two games.

When Gokhan Inler says he likes boxing, he is not talking about the view from a ringside seat. “We’re going there to win”. Albrighton having a good game will be catalyst to Leicester’s success. Bring that goals against number down, sneak a few goals in and dominate the bottom of the table and Leicester could see themselves peering at mid table.

“Anything can happen. When we have this kind of spirit and everyone helps each other, we can have a good season”.

We now face a Leicester team with 6 points out of 6.