Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, former Leicester City striker Brian Deane has dismissed the idea of Brendan Rodgers leaving the King Power for Tottenham this summer.

Tottenham are without a manager following the sacking of Jose Mourinho and have been heavily linked with Rodgers.

However, the FA Cup-winning coach made it clear to reporters that he has no intention of succeeding the 58-year-old, who has since gone on to become AS Roma boss.

Deane acknowledges that Spurs are a big club. However, with a lot of fires to put out at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium right now, including Harry Kane's burning desire to leave the Premier League outfit, the ex-Leicester man cannot see why Rodgers would want to go there.

He told FFC in an exclusive interview:

"He goes to somewhere like Tottenham, then straight away you're fighting different types of battles. Yes, people say it's a bigger club, but they've got bigger problems and they've got a rebuild job coming on. So why would you swap?

"[At Leicester] you're in control of all the recruitment. You can build a club in your own style. Why would you change and go to somewhere like Tottenham where they're in danger of losing the likes of Harry Kane and other players? Stay put."

When you look at where Tottenham are right now compared to Leicester, who have just won the FA Cup and have had a great league campaign, it really is hard to see why Rodgers would want to leave the Foxes for the Lilywhites.