Leicester City head coach Brendan Rodgers has come out and said that they have received no bids for midfielder James Maddison albeit rumors that Arsenal has almost reached an agreement with Leicester.

After weeks of reports that Arsenal was preparing to make a bid for James Maddison, Brendan Rodgers has dismissed the reports, terming it as “all gossip”, saying no bids have been made so far.

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The Leicester City manager was speaking in the pre-match conference ahead of Monday’s trip to London to face West Ham United, he said that believes everyone in the squad wants to remain at the King Power including the midfielder.

That marks a significant step for the Foxes, who have grown accustomed to losing key players to big-money rivals over the years.

Maddison appeared to be the player many big clubs were eyeing for his signature this signature including Manchester City who opted for his England teammate Jack Grealish.

“There have been things around James this summer but the reality is that it was all gossip, as there was never an inquiry or a bid made, there was no drama there.”

Arsenal’s £30m moves to sign Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid may have cool things down for an official bid, but the bottom line is the same for Leicester.

On the journey of a second successive fifth-place finish in the league and with a new training facility up and running, Rodgers said he believes the club is ready to retain its players and fight for a better place in the Premier League table having bottled a top-four finish in the last two seasons.

“Players have felt the need to move on and further their careers, which is fine, and that’s the nature of the game,” Rodgers said. “It will always happen and some of the biggest clubs in the world will lose their players.

The former Liverpool head coach went on to say, “You’ve always got to be preparing this pipeline of players going forward so if you do lose them you get the next ones coming in. That’s something we are very clear on as a club.

“I just think this summer the players have been able to reflect on where we’re at as a team and a club and feel they want to be a part of that, which is great news.”

Maddison has been prolific for Leicester since making the move from Norwich scoring goals whilst also providing them.