Newcastle United have been closely linked with a transfer for Leicester City midfielder James Maddison in latest months.
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Reports over the summer time recommended that the Magpies had made a suggestion of round £50m in an try and prise the Englishman from the King Power Stadium, albeit with the Foxes having been demanding greater than £60m to half methods with their star asset.
Further speculation because the shut of the window has recommended that the northeast facet might look to make one other strategy in January, with the hope being that Eddie Howe and co can tempt the Midlands outfit into a sale with the participant’s existing deal set to run out in simply over 18 months’ time.
Amid these rumours, Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie – chatting with GIVEMESPORT – has given his backing to the deal, with the switch insider stating:
“When you have a look at it, that could possibly be a good transfer for James Maddison.
“It could be something a bit different to the norm and rather than going to a Manchester City, a Liverpool or whoever it may be that’s interested and struggling to get in the team, you’d obviously be one of the first names on the team-sheet at Newcastle.”
Built for a World Cup?
As Downie alluded to, any deal within the winter window might effectively signify a ‘good move’ for each Maddison himself and likewise these at St James’ Park, with Newcastle set to offer the playmaker with the platform to shine even brighter at such an formidable outfit.
The 25-year-old has been in blistering type within the early months of the present marketing campaign, having scored six targets and supplied 4 assists in simply 12 Premier League video games to this point, having beforehand scored 12 occasions and registered eight assists within the top-flight final time period.
Such type over an prolonged time frame has unsurprisingly sparked debate concerning the £110k-per-week man’s potential involvement within the upcoming World Cup, with it but to be seen if the Coventry-born ace will likely be included in Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad when it’s confirmed later this week.
The former Norwich City man has simply a solitary cap to his identify to this point – probably hindering his probabilities of an inclusion – though has obtained backing from throughout the sport of late, with pundit Jamie Redknapp suggesting it might be a “travesty” if Maddison was omitted from the travelling social gathering.
The highly-rated star has additionally earned the assist of membership boss Brendan Rodgers who not too long ago recommended that the 5 foot 9 menace is “built for a World Cup“, having also dubbed him “one of the best players in the Premier League.”
Howe and co will possible nonetheless be eager on a transfer no matter whether or not their long-term goal does go on to impress in Qatar, with it set to be a enormous coup for the Magpies if they’re able to pull off a deal within the New Year.
