Leicester open contract talks with James Maddison, says Brendan Rodgers, who reiterates stance on Wesley Fofana

Leicester have opened talks with James Maddison over a brand new contract, says Brendan Rodgers.

Maddison, who’s been linked with Newcastle this summer season, has two years left on his deal on the King Energy Stadium.

Maddison is among the Foxes’ star gamers and the membership are eager to keep away from him coming into the ultimate yr of his contract subsequent summer season.

Requested whether or not there had been dialogue between the 2 events, Rodgers mentioned: “I imagine so, I imagine they’ve spoken. Yeah, Jon (Rudkin, director of soccer) has spoken to them a variety of occasions, sure.

“I’m fairly certain the membership would wish to do this (tie him down). Either side have to have the ability to discover an settlement.

“With James, with two years left, naturally the membership would wish to defend the asset. But it surely works each methods.

“Typically, every thing goes onto the membership. If a participant, I’m not saying James, doesn’t wish to signal it, then it may be a stalemate.

“However completely, he’s an excellent participant and naturally, Leicester Metropolis would profit from retaining him longer.”

Maddison, who may have a watch on incomes a spot in England’s World Cup squad, has began the season properly for the Foxes and Rodgers says there was no change in him following the curiosity from Newcastle.

“He’s been good. He’s a top-class participant. Arsenal, within the spells, the place he had the ball, he seemed essentially the most harmful participant,” he mentioned.

“He scored an excellent aim. For me, James remains to be the identical. He’s enhancing, creating, and completely happy.

“After all, he’s a high participant at this stage, so individuals can be eager about him, however I’ve seen no change in him in anyway.”

Rodgers additionally expects Wesley Fofana to nonetheless be on the membership after the switch window shuts.

The defender has been the topic of two bids from Chelsea however each have been rejected and nothing contemporary has arrived within the final 10 days.

Rodgers has insisted all alongside that Fofana is just not on the market and doesn’t count on to lose him within the subsequent fortnight.

“I don’t suppose thus far forward, the concept is that he’s a Leicester Metropolis participant, ” he mentioned.

“He’s not on the market, the membership have made that clear, until something adjustments on that I’d count on him to be right here.

“At the moment at this second there may be nothing new and nothing has modified from once we final spoke.”

There have been reviews the 21-year-old had requested Leicester to just accept a decrease payment whereas Rodgers has denied the participant handed in a switch request.

Requested to clear up the hypothesis, the boss added: “Sure, I can, he hasn’t. He’s an ideal child. He’s beloved by his team-mates.

“He’s an ideal character. He’s nonetheless creating. He’s nowhere close to the completed article.

“We’ve spoken numbers of occasions about the entire state of affairs and naturally a personal dialog. Our communication is regular, and we simply proceed to organize for the video games.

“It’s a problem for any participant and for golf equipment round this time when the window is open, and there’s a lot of hypothesis and plenty of noise that goes on with it, and particularly for a younger participant – 21 – all of the hypothesis that has surrounded it.

“That’s why we’re right here, to assist and educate him in coping with all these rumours. The main target may be very a lot on the staff and getting them prepared for the weekend.”