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Leicester keen to keep title-winning squad together

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26:  Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City (r) holds back Jamie Vardy of Leicester City during the Barclays Premier League match bet

Leicester's owners aim to keep the Premier League winning squad together, claiming "selling players is not on our agenda".

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, son of club chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, attended Monday's game between Chelsea and Tottenham, which ended in a 2-2 draw, live on Sky Sports.

The result means Tottenham can no longer win the title, meaning Leicester are champions of England for the first time in the club's 132 history.

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In an interview on Thai television following the match at Stamford Bridge, Aiyawatt insisted Leicester are not a selling club.

"We are not a team who produces players to be developed later by other teams." Aiyawatt said.

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"All players want to stay and keep on fighting together to see how far they can go. So selling players is not on our agenda."

Players such as Riyad Mahrez, N'Golo Kante, Jamie Vardy and Kasper Schmeichel are expected to attract big-money offers from rival clubs, but the revenue from competing in the Champions League next season will aid Leicester's bid to retain them.

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Leicester were 5000-1 outsiders at the start of the season, and Aiyawatt confirmed, when his father Vichai invested in the club six years ago, no title success was anticipated.

"He was already proud of being the owner of an English Premier League team. Now he has owned an English Premier League Champion team, he can't be prouder," Aiyawatt said of his father.

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"I have to say on his behalf that he has managed the club with his heart and he just hopes to gain a reputation for the country."

Aiyawatt said that when the trophy is presented to Leicester's squad at this weekend's home game, it will be decorated with ribbons of blue and yellow; blue as Leicester's colour, and yellow as the colour of Thailand's royal house.

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