Brendan Rodgers accepts Ben Chilwell may leave Leicester

18 June 2020 09:30
Manager says full-back can improve at King Power StadiumChelsea have been linked with bid for England internationalBrendan Rodgers says Ben Chilwell has no need to leave Leicester City to develop into one of the best left-backs in the world, but the manager accepts there are no guarantees the player will stay.Chelsea are among several clubs considering bidding for the 23-year-old England international, whose performances have helped Leicester to third place in the Premier League. Rodgers says that if such transfer speculation were to turn into a tangible offer, Leicester would deal with it in the same way they dealt last summer with similar interest in Harry Maguire, although not necessarily with the same outcome. Maguire ultimately expressed a desire to join Manchester United, from whom Leicester received £80m, a world-record fee for a defender. Rodgers says Chilwell has given no indication he wants to leave. Related: Premier League restart preview No 9: Leicester Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian