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Brendan Rodgers is preparing a record-breaking offer of around £30million to lure Odsonne Edouard to join him in England’s top flight.

But Record Sport understands the Leicester City boss will put the eye-watering move on hold until the end of the season with the prolific 21-year-old currently attempting to fire Celtic to a ninth successive league crown.

Former Parkhead boss Rodgers has been advised his old club have no intention of allowing their talismanic striker to leave at ANY price this month

But he is one of a number of Premier League managers to have expressed an interest in making a big summer offer for the Frenchman.

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It’s understood Celtic are well aware of the soaring levels of interest in Edouard who was signed by Rodgers in a £9m deal from Paris St Germain.

But they are have made it clear they will not listen to offers midway through a league campaign of such potentially historic significance.

It’s also believed the bidding would have to start around the £30m mark before Celtic would be prepared to consider doing business for Neil Lennon’s most valuable asset.

Rodgers had previously registered an interest in taking Scotland international Callum McGregor to the King Power but that plan was thwarted last summer when Celtic sold Kieran Tierney to Arsenal for £25m instead in what is the biggest fee ever raked in by a Scottish club.

The Northern Irishman remains a huge admirer of McGregor but has switched his priority targets around with the aim of securing a long term successor to star striker Jamie Vardy before the start of next season.

With Leicester sitting in second place behind runaway leaders Liverpool and closing in on a return to the Champions League, Rodgers believes Edouard is now ready to make the step up.