Leicester City ace James Maddison says he's a football obsessive.

Maddison admits he lives for the game - on and off the pitch.

"I play football because I love it," he told the Daily Mail. "When you're a young kid, you don't see the end of the journey where the fame, the money, the contracts and the agents come into it.

"Some people will lose that love but I never will. I love training, I love discussing the game, I love listening to the manager (Brendan Rodgers), the tactical side, learning and improving.

"I don't just come in and pick up my money. I go home and watch all the games that are on TV, in the Premier League and the Championship.

"So when you're injured there are dark days. You question yourself and, when you're not as sharp as you want to be in those early sessions, you get frustrated. You sit in the changing room, just desperate to get back to your best level. What if I don't come back the same player?

"Then you are forgotten about a little bit, other players are talked about (more than you) and you get pushed to the side. I like putting pressure on myself, I like to be the one people are talking about and analysing — almost like they have a 'Player Cam' on me.

"I like to be the main player and I want people talking about James Maddison again. In the last few weeks I've felt as sharp as I have for a year and hopefully that can continue in the Premier League and in Europe."