Leicester City boss Claude Puel has played down speculation of a move for Youri Tielemans.

A French report had suggested that Tielemans could join Leicester from Monaco this month, for roughly £20 million.

Another rumour had indicated the deal may involve a swap for Adrien Silva, the out of favor Portuguese midfielder.

But Puel would not provide any concrete information about a possible transfer.

"For me, it's just speculation," Puel told the Leicester Mercury.

"We have a squad and we have players with desire. It's normal for another player to wish for game-time and to play football, but it's difficult, we have to manage the balance in the squad and to keep opportunities and options.

"He (Tielemans) is a good player with good attributes but I have Adrien (Silva) with these attributes, a little different, but with the possibility to play box to box and I'm happy with Adrien."