Newcastle eyeing Maddison alternative | FootballFanCast.com

Newcastle United ended the summer time window having introduced in four new faces – plus the latest addition of free agent Loris Karius – though one man who did not arrive at St James’ Park was Leicester Metropolis playmaker, James Maddison.

The Englishman had seemingly emerged as a number one goal for the Magpies of their quest to bolster supervisor Eddie Howe’s midfield ranks, with the membership believed to have submitted two bids in an try to strike a deal, the second of which totalled a reported £50m.

Regardless of that sizeable supply for a participant who has just below two years left to run on his existing deal on the King Energy Stadium, the Foxes appeared in no temper to promote their prize possession, with experiences suggesting that Brendan Rodgers and co had been demanding greater than £60m had been he to depart.

That failure to strike an settlement would little question have been an enormous supply of frustration for these on Tyneside, in addition to doubtlessly the participant himself, with pundit Ian Wright suggesting that the one-cap, England worldwide would have “wanted” to make the transfer.

The 25-year-old had warranted such curiosity after recording a formidable haul of 20 aim contributions within the Premier League final time period, with Allan Saint-Maximin, for instance, having led the best way for Newcastle with simply ten aim involvements throughout all competitions within the 2021/22 marketing campaign.

Unsurprisingly, latest speculation has urged that PIF may make one other transfer for Maddison within the New 12 months, having beforehand loved success within the winter window last season, following the arrivals of the likes of Dan Burn, Kieran Trippier and Bruno Guimaraes.

With any transfer more likely to come at a slightly hefty value, nevertheless, the northeast facet may properly discover a really perfect, doubtlessly cheaper different within the type of Celtic midfielder, Matt O’Riley, with the 21-year-old having sparkled at Parkhead this calendar yr.

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The previous MK Dons man – who arrived in Glasgow on £1.5m deal again in January – is believed to be attracting interest from high membership’s throughout Europe, with the Magpies mentioned to have been a kind of who had been contemplating a late bid over the summer time.

The assumption is that the Denmark U21 worldwide may properly value within the area of £15m-£20m had been he to depart within the close to future, with the participant himself having lately admitted that there was curiosity in his companies, notably namedropping Newcastle as a possible suitor.

Like Maddison, the London-born star operates as a dynamic hyperlink between midfield and assault in Ange Postecoglou’s facet, together with his devastating artistic risk showcased by his haul of four targets and 7 assists in simply 27 video games for the Hoops so far.

That tally contains five assists in simply six league video games to this point this time period, having laid on two targets in good trend within the 4-0 thrashing of Previous Agency foes Rangers, teeing up teammate Jota with a defence-splitting move in that conflict.

Lauded as “immense” by expertise scout Jacek Kulig, the one-time Fulham youth product additionally caught the attention within the latest Champions League encounter with Actual Madrid, with journalist Guillem Balague suggesting that the teen will go on to take pleasure in “larger highs” such is his undoubted expertise.

A vastly thrilling prospect who’s starting to ship on the broader European stage, the 6 foot 2 “magician” – as additionally dubbed by Kulig – ought to properly be a goal to think about because the market re-opens in January, notably ought to the aforementioned Leicester man show too troublesome or too costly to prise from the Midlands.