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Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Leicester City attacking midfielder James Maddison this summer, per Football.London.
What’s the word?
Spurs are attempting to sign their first player since January 2018 this summer.
They have been linked with a number of midfield players and the aforementioned report claims that both Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele, of Real Betis and Lyon respectively, are targets.
However, they also state that Spurs hold a “big interest” in Maddison, who enjoyed an exceptional season at the Foxes in 2018/19.
He scored seven goals and registered seven assists in the Premier League but the report claims Spurs do not believe that he would be affordable in this transfer window.
A major mistake
Spurs were linked with a swoop for Maddison last summer, when a number of clubs circled the Norwich City star.
A Daily Mirror report claimed at the time that the Canaries had slapped a £25m asking price on their prized asset.
He ultimately moved to Leicester for a fee of around £20m, as Spurs kept their powder dry.
Now, he may well be worth treble that after a season in which he took to the Premier League like a duck to water, with the report from Football.London claiming his displays may have put him out of range for the Lilywhites.
He has been called up to the England squad, though he is yet to play, and has dazzled those at the King Power Stadium with his dribbling and his eye for goal.
Indeed, Maddison’s WhoScored stats show that he averages 2.8 key passes per game along with 1.4 dribbles and 2.3 shots.
Christian Eriksen, by comparison, averages 2.1 key passes, 0.5 dribbles and 2.4 shots.
He may have been regarded as something of a punt last summer but Leicester are now reaping the rewards; Spurs, meanwhile, are being punished for their inactivity.
