June 28th 2023.
Tottenham have pulled off a transfer coup, with the club set to land England international James Maddison for the bargain price of £30m. The attacking midfielder will undergo a medical today after the two clubs agreed a £40m deal, with Harry Winks joining Leicester City in a separate transfer.
New manager Ange Postecoglou was quick to identify Maddison as a key signing, as he looks to bring more creativity into the Tottenham team. Despite Leicester's relegation last season, Maddison was a lone bright spark and finished the campaign with 10 goals and nine assists. He managed 20 combined goals and assists in the 2021-22 campaign and his consistency over the past two years saw him finally earn a call-up to Gareth Southgate’s England squad.
Maddison is set to become Spurs’ third signing of a busy summer, with the club already securing a £17m deal for goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario as well as turning Dejan Kulusevski’s loan move into a permanent stay. Talks are also believed to be taking place to secure a deal for Bayer Leverkusen’s centre-back Edmond Tapsoba, while Wolfsburg’s pacey Dutch defender Micky van de Ven is also on the north Londoners’ radar.
The transfer could well represent one of the best bargains of the summer, with Spurs effectively paying £30m to land the England international. Newcastle had initially been interested in Maddison but instead prioritised a move for AC Milan’s Sandro Tonali, allowing Tottenham a free run at him. Leicester were originally demanding a fee in the region of £60m, but have since softened their stance to allow the move.
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