Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty ImagesFor the first summer since winning the Premier League title in 2016, Leicester City resisted offers for every one of their star players. Reports linking James Maddison to Arsenal never took off while Harvey Barnes signed a new long-term deal just as speculation regarding a potential move to Liverpool started to rear its ugly head. Leicester, you see, are desperate to shed that selling club tag. And what better way to do so than by keeping your best players out of the clutches of your Premier League rivals?In theory, the idea is a sound one. In practice, however, it may be easier said than done. What-If EVERY Premier League Team Was A CountryWhat-If EVERY Premier League Team Was A CountryBecause while Wilfred Ndidi, James Justin, Wesley Fofana, Kelechi Iheanacho, Timothy Castagne and Maddison are all tied down for the long haul, the same cant be said of Youri Tielemans. Could Youri Tielemans leave Leicester for Liverpool in January?The brilliant Belgian has less than two years remaining on his deal. And while two years is a long time in football, it means Leicester only have two transfer windows remaining if they want to extract maximum value from a man who set them back a cool £40 million in July 2019. Theres no update really. Im open to everything. The transfer market has just closed but I want to keep as many options as I can open, the former Monaco benchwarmer said, somehow managing to say so much while saying so little (Sky Sports).Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth Pool/Getty ImagesAs long as Im here, I will give everything for the club. Ive already done so, but I will do so even more. The contract situation is just something that is going on in football, its a normal situation. There are talks going on. Im not saying Im going to sign, Im not saying Im not going to sign. We will see. If Tielemans thought his comments would bring an end to the speculation surrounding his future Jurgen Klopps Liverpool are big fans according to The Telegraph while Fabrizio Romano has linked Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid he was very much mistaken. For many Leicester supporters on Twitter, this feels like the beginning of a long, drawn out goodbye:This content could not be loadedKeep seeing fans quoting 60m 80m for #Tielemans. Look its simple, without a new contract before January we are not getting it, we have no power here, only option is to keep him and let him go on a free which is never happening. No contract and he goes for 40m #lcfc Carl Meason (@MeasonCarl) September 14, 2021This content could not be loadedI beg he doesnt go to an English club I love this man too much Ryan Hunt (@hazza_lcfc) September 14, 2021This content could not be loadedI think hes gone in the summer unless we qualify for the champions league. Cant blame him, hes a great player and deserves to be playing there. Soumare looks to have been bought with this in mind. Will wish him well if he goes Jack Jeffrey (@JackJeffrey33) September 14, 2021This content could not be loadedHes good enough for the champions league and we arent in the champions league, cant blame him for thinking about leaving Lcfcfan (@Lcfc4321) September 14, 2021This content could not be loadedNot with a year left on his contract, we might be lucky to get our money back Martin Smith (@MartinLeicester) September 14, 2021This content could not be loadedBloody hell, if that doesnt mean he wants to leave, I dont know what does John Hallett (@JohnHallett1985) September 14, 2021This content could not be loadedHes off in the summer then. Will be sad to see a top quality player go but weve got a good replacement already at the club in Soumare, obviously hope Tielemans does sign a new deal as you want as much quality as possible but its unlikely without UCL #LCFChttps://t.co/5WMltJDpfo (@HaIfTurn) September 14, 2021Photo by Matt Childs Pool/Getty ImagesIn other news, 'I can't believe': Neville thinks £34m Liverpool ace was apologising to teammates on Sunday