Leicester City have rejected Fulham’s approach to sign James Justin in January, Football Insider understands.

As revealed by Football Insider, the Championship promotion hopefuls have asked about taking the right-back, 21, on loan for the second half of the season when the transfer window reopens next month.

A Leicester source has told Football Insider that the club ave no plans to loan out Justin and want him to continue to be a member of Brendan Rodgers’ first-team squad.

It means Craven Cottage boss Scott Parker will have to look elsewhere as he looks to strengthen his full-back options after Christmas.

Leicester have high hopes for Justin, who has been forced to play second fiddle to first choice right-back Ricardo Pereira since his arrival as the club’s first signing of the summer window for an initial £7million rising to a potential £10m with add-ons.

The wide defender has made only two starts for Leicester with both of those coming in the League Cup.

Justin has been an ever-present on the bench in the Premier League, but he has yet to make his top-flight debut with Leicester flying high at the top end of the table.

Portugal international Pereira has started all 14 league games for the high-flying Foxes and is expected to do so once again in tonight’s fixture against Watford.

Justin, who can play at left-back or right-back, was named in the League One Team of the Year following his impressive displays at Luton last season which ended with promotion.

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