Spurs not for me, says Rodgers

BRENDAN RODGERS has reiterated his happiness at Leicester after Tottenham approached him over their manager’s job this week. Rodgers was high on Spurs chairman Daniel Levy’s wishlist of successors to replace sacked former manager Jose Mourinho. Spurs are understood to have made an attempt this week to ascertain Rodgers’ interest in the move. Rodgers described the north Londoners as one of Britain’s biggest clubs but has no plans to leave the King Power Stadium or a squad he believes can only get better. Rodgers, who has steered Leicester to third in the Premier League and into next month’s FA Cup final, said: ‘I’m very, very happy here. I have a huge respect for the players, the board and I really feel that I want to continue my work here. ‘I’ve got a set of players who give me their heart and soul every single day and also I can see a future in terms of the development of the squad. ‘I’ve got a really strong relationship with the board. We work very closely together. I always knew what the challenge was coming here, to try to improve the squad, and over the last couple of years what we’ve been able to do is build an infrastructure around behaviour and creating a mindset in order to win. ‘Tottenham are a great club, one of the biggest clubs in Britain, but for me I’m just in a really happy place in my life.’ Rodgers confirmed that winger Harvey Barnes will miss the rest of the season — ending his hopes of making England’s Euros squad — after requiring a minor, second operation ‘to clear up some damage’ in the knee he injured against Arsenal in February.