{"id":615465,"date":"2022-07-31T03:16:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T07:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615465"},"modified":"2022-07-31T03:16:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T07:16:48","slug":"newcastle-united-james-maddison-top-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/31\/newcastle-united-james-maddison-top-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal&#8217;s Pursuit of Leicester City Star Could Ruin Newcastle United&#8217;s Hopes of Landing \u2018Top Priority\u2019 Midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPercyTelegraph\/status\/1553267672271421441\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">John Percy<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from the Daily Telegraph, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/levi-colwill-noni-madueke-matt-oriley-leicester\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City&#8217;s<\/a> 25-year-old midfielder James Maddison has been identified by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/24\/newcastle-agree-deal-sven-botman\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United <\/a> manager Eddie Howe as a &#8220;top priority.&#8221; The Foxes have rejected the Magpies&#8217; opening bid of \u00a340 million, with the Midlands club determined to keep hold of their star player for the coming season.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Excl: Newcastle have made a \u00a340m bid for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lcfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#lcfc<\/a> attacking midfielder James Maddison. Offer was submitted yesterday and turned down. Newcastle considering an improved offer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#nufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/slNsGazsAj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/slNsGazsAj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPercyTelegraph\/status\/1553267672271421441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>James Maddison: Newcastle&#8217;s Pursuit of Top Priority Hinges on Arsenal&#8217;s Pursuit of Youri Tielemans<\/h2>\n<h3>Leicester on the Verge of Losing Two Key Players<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">t&#8217;s been a tough summer for Brendan Rodgers as his team are the only club in the Premier League who have yet to make a signing for the senior team so far this summer. As alluded to by\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yu_HqvonliQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in his latest video, Leicester are determined not to lose both Maddison and\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tielemans<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the same transfer window, as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/arsenal-complete-signing-versatile-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> have reportedly agreed personal terms with the Belgian international.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With Newcastle keen to continue their great form from the end of last season, Howe has identified Maddison as a &#8220;<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">top priority.&#8221;<\/span>\u00a0Despite the St. James&#8217; Park club being keen on the Foxes star, their pursuit of the attacking midfielder seemingly depends on Arsenal&#8217;s pursuit of his teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1647687\/Arsenal-Youri-Tielemans-transfer-agreement-Gunners-news-Leicester-City-Mikel-Arteta\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tielemans<\/a>, with the North London club reportedly focussed on signing the Belgian midfielder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League Completed Transfers 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcf0 James Maddison is &#39;thought to be keen on a move&#39; to Newcastle United [<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeEdwardsTele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LukeEdwardsTele<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LCFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eRfxSmJJ9q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/eRfxSmJJ9q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NUFCBlog.co.uk (@NUFCblogcouk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUFCblogcouk\/status\/1553296540147539969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maddison has proven a superb buy since joining the Foxes from Norwich City in 2018 for \u00a325 million. He has improved immensely under the guidance of manager Rodgers, scoring 18 goals in all competitions last season. His great form for the King Power Stadium club has also seen him earn one England cap.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/10\/09\/newcastle-united-with-pride-group-controversially-welcomes-new-owners\/\" target=\"_self\">Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF)<\/a> are determined to back manager Howe with them already financing the signings of Nick Pope, Sven Botman and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/31\/matt-targett-newcastle-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Matt Target<\/a>, with England International Maddison next on the managers&#8217; wish list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0John Percy\u00a0from the Daily Telegraph, Leicester City&#8217;s 25-year-old midfielder James Maddison has been identified by Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe as a &#8220;top priority.&#8221; The Foxes have rejected the Magpies&#8217; opening bid of \u00a340 million, with the Midlands club determined to keep hold of their star player for the coming season. 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