Brendan Rodgers has admitted for the first time that Leicester are having to plan for life without star midfielder Youri Tielemans.
The Belgian, 24, scored the only goal in the final as Leicester won the FA Cup last season for the first time in their history but has yet to accept the club’s offer of a new deal, with his current contract expiring at the end of next term.
If Tielemans maintains his stance, Leicester will be forced to consider selling him next summer, or see him leave for nothing 12 months later, with the Premier League and European elite monitoring the situation.