LONDON: Leicester City have extended manager Brendan Rodgers’s contract until June 2025, the Premier League club said on Friday after he had been linked with the vacant coaching role at Arsenal.

Rodgers, who left Scottish side Celtic to take charge at Leicester in February, has overseen a change in fortunes at the club who now sit second in the league standings with the best defensive record, having conceded only nine goals.

The Northern Irishman was linked with the Arsenal job after they sacked Unai Emery last month and created a stir when he said there was a “release clause” in his contract. He has since reiterated his desire to continue working at Leicester.

“We’ve been talking for a few weeks,” he said at his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s game at Aston Villa. “It’s a great club. We just want to keep progressing. We’re looking to continue on the legacy. We don’t have the wealth of the top six, but perhaps we can do this in a different way.”

After starting the campaign with two draws, Leicester have since won 11 of their last 13 games — including their last seven — to leapfrog defending champions Manchester City and sit eight points behind Liverpool.

Published in Dawn, December 7th, 2019