Tottenham Hotspur to launch ‘move’ for £50m-rated relegated star this summer

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly lining up a move for Leicester City playmaker James Maddison. The London club are poised to throw the England international a Premier League lifeline following the Foxes’ relegation to the Championship.

According to The Telegraph, Ange Postecoglou is ‘set’ to launch a swoop for the 26-year-old ahead of the upcoming transfer window. The report adds that a transfer fee in excess of £50million may be required in order to lure him away from the King Power Stadium this summer.

Spurs finished 8th in the table last season and will not be in any European competition in the next campaign which may well be a blessing in disguise for them. It allows them to fully focus on the league and significantly reduces the number of fixtures they have to play.

Maddison, who has two caps under his belt for the Three Lions, has played for Leicester since 2018. He has since made 203 appearances for them in all competitions and has chipped in with 55 goals, 10 of which came last term.

Prior to his move to join the Foxes, he rose up through the youth ranks of his local side Coventry City and broke into their first-team as a youngster before Norwich City landed him. He then spent two years at Carrow Road and found the net 16 times in 53 matches.

Spurs could see Maddison as someone to inject more quality in their ranks after a tricky past 12 months. Postecoglou has been brought in as their permanent replacement for Antonio Conte and he has become the first ever Australian to manage in the English top flight.

He makes the move on the back of winning the Scottish Premiership title twice with Celtic. The 57-year-old will be eager to put his own stamp on the squad.