boss Wenger had said league leaders Leicester “cannot be ruled out” as contenders but Ranieri says survival is the target for now.
“Thank you to Arsene but he’s a joker. He knows the truth very well,” said the Italian.
“The league is very strange and open but our goal is 40 points.”
Ranieri added: “Our goal at the moment is this but let me see the next two months and then maybe I change the goal.
“Like everybody else I am also curious in these days to watch my team, and to see how we respond in these big matches.”
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