The St James’ Park outfit rejected a PS40m offer for the midfielder. However, they have raised their offer to a club-record PS50m.
Leicester, however, is still willing to pay PS60m. However, they may be tempted to accept Martin Dubravka in any deal as a makeweight.
James Maddison’s future is unknown. The Leicester midfielder is reported to be open to a move to Newcastle. Kasper Schmeichel is close to signing for Nice after 11 years of service at the King Power Stadium.
Danny Ward and Daniel Iversen were expected to battle it out for the goalkeeper position at Leicester. However, Nick Pope seems certain to be on the Newcastle team’s sidelines when they host Nottingham Forest in their season opener on Saturday.
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In goalkeeping news, Chelsea’s Kepa Arizabalaga could be going to Napoli on a loan deal, while Bernd Leno is only a few coughs away from completing a permanent move from Arsenal and Fulham.
The German 30-year-old will be subject to a medical by the two clubs, who have also agreed on a PS8m fee. Arsenal was linked to Chelsea striker Timo Werner’s move, but it seems that Werner is more likely to go to Juventus or RB Leipzig if he leaves for first-team football.
Arsenal has already sent Gabriel Jesus to the front and is now sending Folarin Balogun, their young striker, to Reims. Brentford may replace Christian Eriksen, who was sold to Manchester United. Sampdoria has reported that they accepted a deal of approximately PS13m for the Danish midfielder.
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He will move to west London if he agrees to personal terms with the Bees. Damsgaard was sidelined for much of last season with what was initially thought to be a knee injury, but it turned out to be a more serious and potentially career-ending illness.
He said, “It was an extremely aggressive form of arthritis.” It was not improving, and it felt like it would never heal. But thanks to a collaboration between Italian and Danish Rheumatologists, a new treatment was developed and gave an excellent response.
Cresencio Sommerville, a Dutch winger, has signed a new contract with Leeds. Joe Gelhardt (junior) and Sam Greenwood (junior) have also agreed to a better contract. At Old Trafford, Eric Bailly, a Dutch winger, is heading for the door marked “Do One”. He appears to be ignoring overtures by Jose Mourinho, who wants him to sign for Sevilla.
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James Maddison: Newcastle makes second transfer offer in the region of PS50m to Leicester for midfielder
Newcastle has made a better offer for Leicester’s midfielder James Maddison in the region PS50m; the Magpies had an opening PS40m bid for the 25-year-old at the weekend. Foxes believe that the former Norwich man is worth closer to PS60m.
Leicester believes the Foxes highly value Maddison. He joined them for PS24m in June 2018 from Norwich, at a cost closer to PS60m.
Newcastle’s offer to Maddison was accepted. This would make Maddison the club’s most expensive signing, surpassing the PS40m Hoffenheim paid for Joelinton in July 2019.
Maddison was a Leicester player last season, scoring 18 goals and providing 12 assists in 53 games across all competitions.
Eddie Howe is determined to improve his squad despite failing to sign Everton midfielder Anthony Gordon. Hugo Ekitike, a French striker, chose to move to Paris Saint-Germain over Newcastle.
The northeast club has made three summer signings so far, including Matt Targett from Aston Villa and Nick Pope from Burnley.
Brendan Rodgers, Leicester’s boss, wants Maddison to stay. After Sunday’s 1-0 friendly victory over Sevilla, he joked that PS40m would “buy three-quarters” of Maddison’s left leg.
Leicester is the only top-flight team yet to sign a player this summer. Rodgers insists they won’t be taken advantage over Maddison and others.
“There is a financial situation within the club that isn’t ideal for wanting to do business. He said that it doesn’t necessarily mean we will be exploited and that we don’t want our best players to go.
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