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Fan Set to Win £25,000 Bet If Leicester Win Premier League, Won't Cash out

One brave, or potentially omniscient, Leicester City fan is on course to win £25,000 from a £5 bet if the Foxes defy the odds and win the Premier League this season.

Optimistic supporter Leigh Herbert explained on Twitter how he "had a few drinks on holiday the day Claudio [Ranieri] was appointed" and made the bet back in August.

@brucemillington I had a few drinks on holiday the day claudio was appointed and made this bet

— leigh herbert (@herb1977) February 2, 2016

Leicester currently sit top of the table, three points ahead of second-place Manchester City, who they play at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.