Tottenham beware! Newcastle could hijack Spurs’ new bid for James Maddison
Tottenham beware! Newcastle could HIJACK Spurs’ new bid for James Maddison – even after sealing £55m Sandro Tonali deal – as pursuit for Leicester and England star heats up
- James Maddison prefers a move to Tottenham, but Newcastle remain keen
- Leicester City are holding out for £60m for a player with 12 months’ left on deal
- Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou is targeting a new creative midfielder
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Tottenham will renew their efforts to sign James Maddison from Leicester City this week, but a rival bid from Newcastle United remains possible.
Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham’s new manager, wants a creative midfield force, and England international Maddison fits that bill.
Rumblings from the recent England camp suggested Maddison is set on a move to Spurs, particularly after Newcastle moved for Milan’s Sandro Tonali.
However, despite spending an initial £55million on the Italy Under-21 international in a six-year deal which would make him the club’s second highest transfer in history, Newcastle believe they can still mount an offer for Maddison.
Leicester want £60m for the 26-year-old, who has one year left on contract, but Spurs’ initial proposal is around half that figure.
Tottenham and Newcastle are battling it out to land Leicester’s James Maddison this summer
New Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has made Maddison a priority target for his midfield
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe (middle) is also a known admirer of the England international
Tottenham, who will finalise the £17.4m signing of Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario following his medical on Sunday, also want another forward, such as Leicester’s Harvey Barnes, and a centre back.
Tottenham’s list of defensive options includes Juventus centre-back Gleison Bremer, Edmond Tapsoba from Bayer Leverkusen, Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace and Wolfsburg’s Micky van der Ven.
Newcastle want a centre back, too, with Palace’s Joachim Andersen among those favoured.
Palace, meanwhile, are keen to sign Torino centre back Perr Schuurs.
