Leicester City Do Not Have To Sell Maguire – Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers says “nothing has changed” with regards to the future of Harry Maguire, and insists the club do not need to sell him.
It is understood the England defender is becoming increasingly frustrated with Leicester’s stance towards selling him this summer after the Foxes rejected two bids from Manchester United, who have the 26-year-old on a shortlist of centre-back targets.
Leicester have made it clear they are not interested in selling at that price – around £70m – and are demanding a world-record fee for a defender if he is to leave the King Power Stadium, currently the £75m Liverpool paid for Virgil van Dijk.
Rodgers says he is relaxed about the talk, insists the club neither want nor need to sell Maguire, and says his professionalism is making the situation easier.
“We’re very relaxed,” Rodgers said. “The clubs that have spoken to Leicester have not met any valuation that the club has put on him, so at this moment in time he’s very much a Leicester player, and you can see where his concentration is, and it’s very much here.
Asked if Maguire wants to stay at the club, Rodgers said: “That’s not really for me to say.”
He added: “I’m quite relaxed. It’s all ‘what if?’ At this moment in time there’s nothing there that is going to tempt the club at all. The club don’t need to sell, the club don’t want to sell.”
