‘Leicester progress can persuade stars to stay’

Leicester City director of football Jon Rudkin hopes the club’s progress will encourage their star players to remain at the King Power Stadium at the end of the season.
Star turns from the likes of N’Golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez, Kasper Schmeichel and Jamie Vardy have catapulted the pre-season relegation candidates to the top of the Premier League with only seven matches remaining.
However, their impressive form has led to speculation that some of Europe’s biggest clubs will attempt to lure them from Leicester once the transfer window re-opens.
Rudkin, though, hopes the dramatic strides the club have taken since winning promotion from the Championship in 2014 will persuade key players to stay.
“You don’t really know what to expect in the summer, but I think everyone can demonstrate where Leicester City is going as a football club,” he told Omnisport after the Foxes were unveiled as participants in the International Champions Cup along with the likes of Barcelona, Pari