Premier League champions Leicester City have begun negotiations over a new long-term contract with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

Leicester want to confirm Schmeichel's future at the King Power Stadium before the start of the summer transfer merry-go-round.

The discussions are over a new five-year deal which would see Schmeichel join Manchester City's Joe Hart and Manchester United's David de Gea as the top-paid goalkeepers in the Premier League on a six-figure-a-week salary.

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel (right) played a starring role in Leicester's Premier League title triumph

Leicester want to confirm Schmeichel's future at the King Power Stadium before the start of the season

SCHMEICHEL STATS THIS SEASON Appearances: 38 Clean sheets: 15 Minutes per goal conceded: 95 Goals conceded: 36 Saves: 99 Save percentage: 73.3 Advertisement

The goalkeeper, son of United legend Peter, kept 15 clean sheets as the Foxes stunned the football world to win the Barclays Premier League.

He also finished the season as the only goalkeeper to play every minute of every Premier League game.

The 29-year-old has two years left of his current deal and can point to how the Foxes' amazing run to the title began when he was restored to the side 10 games from the end of the 2014-15 season.

Only a Cesc Fabregas penalty at Chelsea in the last match of the 2015-16 campaign stopped him adding to his record of 20 clean sheets in 48 matches since.

He is the same age as his father when Schmeichel senior won the first of his five titles at Old Trafford, 29, with United dominating the 1990s.

Claudio Ranieri's Premier League champions will now reward the Denmark international for his performances with a bumper new deal.

The goalkeeper, son of United legend Peter, kept 15 clean sheets as the Foxes secured the title

Schmeichel finished the season as the only goalkeeper to play every minute of every Premier League game