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Brendan Rodgers hoping Leicester can keep Harry Maguire

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers says they'd love Harry Maguire to stay - and the club is relaxe...



Brendan Rodgers hoping Leicest...
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Brendan Rodgers hoping Leicester can keep Harry Maguire

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers says they'd love Harry Maguire to stay - and the club is relaxed about his future.

The England defender has been heavily linked with a big-money move to either Manchester United or City.

But Rodgers insists they're yet to receive an acceptable offer.

“It’s pretty simple really and we are quite relaxed about it, Harry is a top-class player and of course this has attracted interest, with two bids coming in.

“But they are nowhere near to meeting the valuation of the club. Harry is relaxed about it, we are, he’s been absolutely brilliant.

“I really have to add, because I have been in this situation a number of times where it can be very, very difficult for players.

“But he is a special guy. You see him on the pitch, but off the pitch he’s been very professional. The supporters need to know how he has been.

Maguire played 45-minutes in the Foxes' pre-season friendly against Scunthorpe last night and Rodgers says the defender is remaining professional.

“He’s never once sulked, he has just gone with it, he’s integrated into the group, he’s smiled, he’s taken part in everything we have wanted to do and he was sick yesterday and we had a number of players that were sick yesterday after we came back from our trip.

“And in these circumstances, it can be very easy for him not to play, but he wanted to be with the squad. He came here to play and you can see the quality he has in those 45 minutes.”

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