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Newcastle are set to sacrifice speedster Saint-Maximin for the sake of financial fair play to acquire Maddison
Leicester cannot be counted on to keep their best player James Maddison in the team when he is facing at least one more year in the Championship. According to The Athletic, the big bidder for the services of the English winger is the burgeoning Newcastle.
Leicester can’t be counted on to keep their best player James Maddison in the team when he is facing at least one more year in the Championship. According to The Athletic, the burgeoning Newcastle are the big suitors for the services of the English winger.
Maddison has been highly rated for quite some time now and it was he, in particular, who kept Leicester’s hopes of saving the Premier League alive for a long time. However, that was ultimately not enough and neither were his 10 league goals and 9 assists.
Now, it is expected that Leicester will no longer prevent the 26-year-old midfielder from leaving and so surely the management will be very welcoming of serious suitors. One big admirer of Maddison in particular is coach Eddie Howe, who is rebuilding Newcastle from the ground up.
Considering the formation that the English coach practices, Maddison would certainly fit in well with the team as he could be counted on to either partner or rotate with Joelinton, who has had a very successful season.
However, the Magpies have also been boosted by Sandro Tonali, who in turn could play alongside or replace Bruno Guimarães in midfield. This quartet of midfielders will surely form a very strong block to compete with even the best opponents.
Moreover, Newcastle have made it through to the Champions League, so there will be a lot of matches and it is important to have a good wide squad, as there will surely be a big portion of matches left for everyone.
In addition, Maddison can also play on the wing, where recent big signing Anthony Gordon should move, who Howe used both on the left wing and in the centre of midfield last season.
However, the whole thing is expected to be bounced by Allan Saint-Maximin, who apparently could be monetised by the Newcastle management to avoid breaking financial fair play. Tonali has cost the club dearly and the possible arrival of Maddison won’t come cheap either.
Moreover, Newcastle cannot be counted on not wanting to bring in anyone else.
Source: The Athletic, Transfermarkt, Leicester
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