Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Rodgers is ruling out January departures from Leicester City
LEICESTER City manager Brendan Rodgers has ruled out any departures during the January transfer window as he looks to keep pace at the top of the Premier League.
The Foxes host struggling Norwich City tomorrow aiming to stay within striking distance of leaders Liverpool, who are heading off for the Fifa Club World Cup in Qatar.
The likes of England duo Ben Chilwell and James Maddison, along with midfielder Wilfried Ndidi, have all been touted as potential targets for rival clubs at the start of 2020.
Rodgers, though, maintains there are no thoughts of allowing any departures.
“There will be nobody leaving in January,” the Leicester manager said.
“I am speaking regularly with director of football Jon Rudkin and Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, who is the owner.
“It is really clear, we want to keep this squad together. It is an exciting team with growth and development in it, so we want to ensure they stay around beyond January.”
Rodgers added: “It’s the nature of the game that when you are doing well there will always be speculation around you, players like James and one or two of the other boys. They understand that.
“But long may it continue because Maddison has been absolutely brilliant.
“James is a bright young player with a big future. He had a great spell at Norwich, they had to sell him I understand because the club needed the money, and has continued to flourish here.
“He is very hungry to be better and that is what is key. He has been consistently very good and has a great hunger for the game.”
Rodgers indicated Leicester would look to strengthen the squad if the right opportunities presented themselves.