Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, son of club chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, attended Monday's game between Chelsea and Tottenham, which ended in a 2-2 draw. in an interview on Thai television following the match at Stamford Bridge, Aiyawatt insisted Leicester are not a selling club.
"We are not a team who produces players to be developed later by other teams." Aiyawatt said.
"All players want to stay and keep on fighting together to see how far they can go. So selling players is not on our agenda."
Players such as Riyad Mahrez, N'Golo Kante, Jamie Vardy and Kasper Schmeichel are expected to attract big-money offers from rival clubs, but the revenue from competing in the Champions League next season will aid Leicester's bid to retain them.
Leicester were 5000/1 outsiders at the start of the season, and Aiyawatt confirmed, when his father Vichai invested in the club six years ago, no title success was anticipated.
"He was already proud of being the owner of an English Premier League team. Now he has owned an English Premier League Champion team, he can't be prouder," Aiyawatt said of his father.
"I have to say on his behalf that he has managed the club with his heart and he just hopes to gain a reputation for the country."
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