Need the latest Foxes transfer news? Get FREE email alerts for Leicester City FC Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice The summer months are notorious for the endless stream of speculation, which gather pace until the action starts once again. Transfer speculation is part and parcel of the close season, driven by fans' desire to know who is coming and who is leaving their club. Many of the stories are driven by agents, keen to get their clients' names out into the public domain, to place them in the minds of clubs looking to do business. Many of those stories will have come from agents themselves, who will brief journalists on who they believe clubs want to sell and buy. Sometimes the truth may get stretched a little as agents have their own agenda, which may not tally with the club's, and often this leads to some surprising rumours. This weekend Leicester City were linked with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers. City boss Claude Puel may have thought the speculation revolving around his position had died down, that he had survived a media storm at the end of last season when the speculation was rife that he was about to be relieved of his duties for the second consecutive summer - despite back-to-back top ten finishes. (Image: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images) When several clubs made managerial changes in the aftermath of the season and Puel remained in situ, it looked as though the speculation had been misplaced. When Puel made his first signing of the summer, bringing in Portugal international right-back Ricardo Pereira, who he had worked with at Nice, it seemed to demonstrate that City were recruiting the players he wanted and had identified - a sure sign he would be given the opportunity to lead City into next season. However, out of the blue Rodgers was linked with City by a national newspaper, fuelling the dying ashes of the speculation once more. Now, only a couple of people at City will know for sure whether they are considering a change at the top, and owners Vichai and Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha are not known for briefing journalists. There may have been a historic interest in Rodgers when the City position was open in the past, which may have been resurrected, or it could just be that having achieved everything possible in Scotland, and with his stock high, a return to the Premier League now seems enticing. To smoke out interest from clubs south of the border, it helps if it becomes generally known that a move back to England is a possibility, and of the sides in the top ten City's managerial position seems the most unstable within the media. Linking Rodgers with City will certainly not harm the Northern Irishman's cause, but it will be another destabilising factor at City, with transfer targets preferring to know who they will call boss next season. Whether there is truth in City considering Rodgers to replace Puel only time will tell, but for now it is just another cog in the wheel of the ever-turning rumour mill.<doc-sep>BRENDAN RODGERS has emerged as a shock dugout target for Leicester City. The Celtic boss, who has three years left on his Parkhead contract, ticks a lot of boxes with the Foxes, who have been thinking of axing gaffer Claude Puel amid talk of player unrest. 1 Brendan Rodgers has emerged as a shock target for Leicester City Credit: REUTERS Rodgers has top-level Premier League experience at Liverpool and the style his Hoops have shown en route to double Trebles appeals to Leicester, who want to challenge the top six and secure a European return. Puel was backed at the end of the season despite whispers he would go. Rafa Benitez and Arsene Wenger were considered and now Rodgers is on the Foxes’ radar. Ironically, Leicester are in the process of signing Patrick Roberts — who has been on loan at Celtic for the whole of Rodgers’ reign — from Manchester City. BET £5 WITH SUN BETS AND GET A FREE £10 BET Celtic backer Dermot Desmond previously admitted he would allow Rodgers go if he wanted a change when Arsenal were linked with the 45-year-old. Meanwhile, the Hoops are set to resume talks with PSG this week over a permanent deal for Odsonne Edouard. Celts have until Saturday to trigger their option to bring the 20-year-old back to Glasgow following a successful loan deal where he netted 11 goals in 29 games. SunSport understands discussions are ongoing and Parkhead chiefs remain hopeful that Edouard will agree a big-money switch. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news, transfers and goals from Scottish football plus fixtures, results and live match commentary<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Celtic manager Rodgers has led the Hoops to domestic trebles in his two full seasons at the club. The former Liverpool and Swansea boss is tasked with getting Celtic back into the Champions League group stages next season. Rumblings that he could have replaced Arsene Wenger at Arsenal faded away when the Gunners moved for Unai Emery. But Rodgers could still end up in the Premier League before the season starts. According to the Sun on Sunday, Leicester are ready to axe Claude Puel and appoint Northern Irishman Rodgers.<doc-sep>
More Celtic Stories {{#articles}} {{item.title}} Reports had suggested that Leicester City had eyed Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers as Claude Puel’s replacement It will take a big offer to lure Brendan Rodgers away from Celtic. The Northern Irish manager is in the job of his dreams right now with Celtic, his boyhood club, winning the domestic treble for an unprecedented second time in a row last season. And Rodgers, who has stated a desire to stay in Scotland for the foreseeable future, would surely only be tempted to give up his role at Parkhead should he receive an offer he simply cannot refuse. Leicester City, it seems, are just not big enough. Eddie Howe's Celtic due diligence: A major breakthrough? The Scottish Sun stated on Sunday that Rodgers has emerged as a target for the Foxes, who are still unsure about Claude Puel’s future after an unconvincing end of the 2017/18 season which left fans and reportedly players divided about his methods. And the report stated that Leicester see Rodgers, who very nearly won the Premier League with Liverpool in 2014, as the man capable of turning them back into a top six side. But, according to the Evening Times, the Celtic chiefs are far from worried. It is understood that they believe Rodgers is very happy in Glasgow and therefore there is no fear that he would be tempted by a move to Leicester with three years remaining on his contract. Rodgers will be hoping to lead Celtic to an eighth league title in a row next season; but progress on the European stage remains his biggest challenge yet and one he will want to face head-on. In other news, ‘Quality’: Gary Neville says two West Ham players are ‘as good as any pair you’ll see’