Foxes were right not to pay silly money: Rodgers

LEICESTER boss Brendan Rodgers admits Leicester were priced out of replacing Harry Maguire.

England international Maguire moved to Manchester United on Monday for £80m, a world record fee for a defender.

The Foxes did bid around £30m for Burnley’s James Tarkowski, but it was swiftly rejected with the Clarets wanting well over £40m.

Leicester also looked at Bournemouth’s Nathan Ake — although the Cherries wanted £75m.

It left Carnlough man Rogers without a replacement and the former Celtic boss said prices were too high.

“Yes, as simple as that,” he said. “The club had every right to hold out for what their valuation was for Harry but then everything was going to be very difficult.

“One because of the price and two because that timeline was really tight. It didn’t happen, but we’re happy with what we have.

“It was always going to be a difficult market, but the club started to prepare for that a year ago.

“They brought in two outstanding centre backs in Caglar (Soyuncu) and Filip (Benkovic) and if we weren’t to bring anyone else in we know we had them — along with Jonny Evans and Wes Morgan.” DAVID Silva has been named as the new club captain of Premier League champions Manchester City.

Manager Pep Guardiola has announced the veteran Spanish playmaker, who is now in his final season at the club, came out top in a vote held by the squad.

The 33-year-old will take over from the long-serving Vincent Kompany, who left the club at the end of last season.

Silva had been the favourite after taking the armband for