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Leicester midfielder Maddison: At 17 I was being linked with Liverpool, Spurs

Leicester City midfielder James Maddison says he's happy to ignore transfer rumours swirling around him.

The likes of Manchester United and Tottenham have been linked with a £60m swoop for the midfielder this summer, but speaking to Sky Sports Maddison said he was not interested in the rumours.

When asked if he was thinking about a move, he said: "No, you have just got to ignore that and take it all in your stride.

"As a 17 year-old boy I'd started five games for Coventry and saw on my phone that I was being linked with Tottenham and Liverpool .

"With transfer talk you need to take it as a compliment that people are even talking about you, it won't distract me."

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