Leicester City have made formal contract offers to Kasper Schmeichel and Danny Drinkwater this week as they bid to prevent their title-winning squad from breaking up.

Schmeichel and Drinkwater are both considering deals worth around £80,000 a week after Leicester moved to keep two of their key players at the King Power Stadium.

Claudio Ranieri has already suffered the departure of midfielder N’Golo Kante to Chelsea in a £32million deal and Leicester are determined to ensure the core of their squad stays for at least another season.

Jamie Vardy signed a new £100,000 a week contract earlier this month after rejecting a move to Arsenal, following Arsene Wenger's move to trigger the £22million release clause in the striker's previous deal.

And Leicester are now stepping up negotiations with Schmeichel and Drinkwater and are hopeful of reaching an agreement before the start of the season.