Boss Brendan Rodgers admits Youri Tielemans might depart Leicester and that he has to arrange for all times with out the midfielder.
Tielemans has been linked with a transfer to Arsenal as he enters the ultimate 18 months of his contract.
The Foxes’ report signing, who joined from Monaco for round £35m in 2019 after an preliminary mortgage spell, has excelled underneath Rodgers and scored the winner in opposition to Chelsea final Could as Leicester received the FA Cup for the primary time.
The membership have been in contract talks with the Belgium worldwide for months however are but to strike a deal and Rodgers hinted Tielemans might depart.
He mentioned: “He’s at an age and at a stage in his contract the place he has to make sure he seems to be at each possibility. I might adore it to be right here at Leicester, that’s pure, however I perceive it’s a really brief profession.
“For gamers it’s about ambition, the problem and generally it’s a few completely different surroundings. We’ve seen it earlier than many occasions.
“Groups have received the Champions League and the participant will transfer on. That’s the character of it. For me, I can solely fear about maintaining bettering him as a participant, maintaining him targeted and letting every little thing else be taken care of.
“We’ve an in depth relationship, it’s actually sturdy. I made a dedication to him after I first got here in that we might enhance him as a participant and he believes within the surroundings.
“As soon as the participant is dedicated, targeted {and professional} it’s by no means a fear for me. With Youri you possibly can see his pleasure of being right here, he loves being right here and you must respect these guys’ careers are brief.”
Rodgers has all the time been pragmatic about maintaining Leicester’s stars, with Harry Maguire becoming a member of Manchester United for £80million in 2019, and can all the time have replacements lined up.
“You all the time must, that’s key. I’ve mentioned it earlier than in regards to the pipeline of gamers. You all the time must be trying forward, that’s essential. Typically it occurs unexpectedly,” he mentioned.
“Different occasions you recognize the place the state of affairs is at. We’ll all the time search for the kind of participant who fits how we work, it’s all the time been the case and it is going to be the identical with any participant in any place.
“If we’re going to lose one now we have to be prepared for the following one to come back in.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
