Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says it will cost more than £50m for the club to sell Wilfred Ndidi.

The Nigeria midfielder has attracted interest from the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United since establishing himself at King Power Stadium.

Rodgers said of Ndidi: "He's been a really important player in my time here for his role.

"You see the importance of the role I give him in the team in how he protects the others.

"It's a very young team as well and his experience and physicality helps those players. He's been absolutely brilliant, whatever role I've asked him to play whether it's centre-half or midfield.

"He gives us great physicality and there's still lots of areas of his game he'll improve on.

"I can't speak highly enough of him. He's a great guy who trains virtually every day - comes in with a joy to train and work well and learn.

"In every single game he gives his all - he's been first class during my time here.

"A player of that quality with that mentality, of course you always want to keep.

"But when you have that player he will always attract that interest.

"But he seems very settled here and I know he's moved into a new house over this last period and seems very happy.

"He's a pleasure to work with, a good guy and hopefully he can be around the club for many, many years."

Asked if Ndid could cost £50million next summer, Rodgers responded: "He's worth much more than that."