On the Athletic’s “Why Always Us” podcast, journalist Sam Lee revealed that Leicester City turned down a loan deal from Manchester City for James Maddison on the final day of the transfer window.
Intriguingly, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday that City were considering a summer offer to recruit the England international. “Daring” and “genuine“, former assistant manager Juanma Lillo hails him.
Pep Guardiola wanted a player to play in front of Erling Haaland who could score goals. This is one of the main reasons the club was interested in the 26-year-old. Newcastle also wants to sign Maddison.
Manchester City tried to sign James Maddison on deadline day
But it appears that Man City were sufficiently interested in James Maddison. They wanted to bring him in as a deadline-day arrival on loan with a purchase option, which Leicester rejected.
Brendan Rodgers team now occupies the 14th spot in the Premier League standings. Furthermore, losing the enigmatic creator in January would have all but guaranteed that they would be relegation candidates.
Furthermore, the Athletic’s reliable journalist, Sam Lee was told that Man City tried to sign James Maddison on loan on deadline day, saying,
“I got an iMessage on my computer and it says, ‘[Man] City would’ve got [James] Maddison in today [deadline day] if they could, loan with option to buy was presented to Leicester. Response was no.’”
The cruel reality for the Foxes is that when premier league champions and other elite teams approach them for their finest players, all they can typically do is try to negotiate the best deal and let them go.
Also £60 million, James Maddison values by GiveMeSport. Leicester displayed admirable discipline by not allowing him to sign with Man City on deadline day. But, it seems unlikely that they will be able to retain the star player in the summer.
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