{"id":624765,"date":"2023-06-27T11:24:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624765"},"modified":"2023-06-27T11:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:24:45","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-terms-james-maddison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/27\/tottenham-hotspur-terms-james-maddison\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Agreed Personal Terms\u2019: Tottenham Hotspur Take Huge Step in Signing \u00a360 Million Midfielder Who Is Eager to Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since the departure of Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Hotspur have had a serious lack of creativity in the midfield. However, it appears that a solution could finally be in the works. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1673629306252042241?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, the North London club and James Maddison have agreed to personal terms: signifying major progress in completing the transfer.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Hotspur Edging Closer to Signing James Maddison<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tottenham have agreed personal terms with James Maddison as negotiations with Leicester are finally advancing \u2014 talks are underway. \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#THFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Understand Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is very active on this deal, trying to get it done as soon as possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f2o0BL1VCR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/f2o0BL1VCR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1673629306252042241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18.72px;\">If the Price Is Right<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">It has been reported that the Englishman is <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12210573\/Tottenham-LEAD-James-Maddison-race-wait-Harvey-Barnes.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keen<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> on the move, but there is still a lot to do in terms of financial agreements. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/06\/26\/tottenham-transfer-news-james-maddison-offer-to-be-tabled\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Percy<\/a> of the Telegraph notes that Spurs will offer an introductory package worth \u00a340 million: well below the \u00a360 million price tag set by the Foxes. Although the relegated team will surely reject the proposal, it should offer insight on where each club stands in the negotiations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/25\/guglielmo-vicario-tottenham-hotspur-fly-england\/\" target=\"_self\">Spurs Set to Make Another \u2018Perfect\u2019 Summer Signing After Rapid Transfer Progress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Lilywhite&#8217;s main competition for the resilient right-footer appears to have\u00a0other priorities. Newcastle are set to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1673389144431632384\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandro Tonali<\/a>: effectively drawing them out of contention. As long as another side doesn&#8217;t make a last-minute hijacking, the 8th-place finishers could be the only buyers available: making the move much more favorable for Ange Postecoglou and the rest of the club&#8217;s front office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Hint of Skepticism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although the news will undoubtedly excite fans of the Premier League club, they should remember what happened with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1668519757887205377\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Raya<\/a>. The Spaniard had also agreed to personal terms, yet the 8th-place finishers have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1672855391992938497?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> opted for the talents of Empoli player Guglielmo Vicario.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/22\/edmond-tapsoba-talks-with-tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Put Edmond Tapsoba in Summer Shortlist of Transfers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite Romano clarifying that Chairman Daniel Levy is working hard to accomplish the deal quickly the Brentford Goalkeeper is proof that things can change at any moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_624350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624350\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624350 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Tottenham-Hotspur-Stadium-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tottenham Hotspur Stadium\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Tottenham-Hotspur-Stadium-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Tottenham-Hotspur-Stadium-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Tottenham-Hotspur-Stadium-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Tottenham-Hotspur-Stadium.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-624350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Photo by Daniel https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/57511216@N04\/51656499688\/ CC by 2.0: https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q19125117<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since the departure of Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Hotspur have had a serious lack of creativity in the midfield. However, it appears that a solution could finally be in the works. 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