Newcastle United have been closely linked with a transfer for Leicester Metropolis midfielder James Maddison in latest months.
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Stories over the summer season instructed that the Magpies had made a suggestion of round £50m in an try to prise the Englishman from the King Energy Stadium, albeit with the Foxes having been demanding greater than £60m to half methods with their star asset.
Additional hypothesis for the reason that shut of the window has instructed that the northeast facet may look to make one other strategy in January, with the hope being that Eddie Howe and co can tempt the Midlands outfit right into a sale with the participant’s current deal set to run out in simply over 18 months’ time.
Amid these rumours, Sky Sports activities reporter Keith Downie – talking to GIVEMESPORT – has given his backing to the deal, with the switch insider stating:
“While you take a look at it, that might be an excellent transfer for James Maddison.
“It might be one thing a bit completely different to the norm and fairly than going to a Manchester Metropolis, a Liverpool or whoever it might be that’s and struggling to get within the crew, you’d clearly be one of many first names on the team-sheet at Newcastle.”
Constructed for a World Cup?
As Downie alluded to, any deal within the winter window may effectively symbolize a ‘good transfer’ for each Maddison himself and likewise these at St James’ Park, with Newcastle set to supply 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 instances 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 shall be included in Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad when it’s confirmed later this week.
The previous Norwich Metropolis man has only a solitary cap to his title to this point – doubtlessly hindering his possibilities of an inclusion – though has acquired backing from throughout the sport of late, with pundit Jamie Redknapp suggesting it could 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 instructed that the 5 foot 9 menace is “constructed for a World Cup“, having additionally dubbed him “probably the greatest gamers within the Premier League.”
Howe and co will doubtless 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 an enormous coup for the Magpies if they’re able to pull off a deal within the New 12 months.
