Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are competing with Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur, Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City for Leicester City attacking midfielder James Maddison, according to 90min.
Arsenal competing with Tottenham Hotspur for James Maddison
The report published at 5pm today has claimed that Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle and Manchester City all are keen on the 26-year-old England international playmaker.
Leicester do not want to sell Maddison at the end of the season and are trying to get the attacking midfielder to sign a new contract.
90min have reported that Newcastle tried to sign Maddison in the summer of 2022 and ‘have retained a strong interest, while Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal have all been kept informed of his situation’.
Good potential signing for the Gunners
In our view, James Maddison would be a very good signing for Arsenal and would make the Gunners a more creative team.
Martin Odegaard is the creator-in-chief at Arsenal.
Emile Smith Rowe who can operate as a number 10.
Having Maddison would make the Gunners even better.
Remember, Arsenal are likely to play in the UEFA Champions League next season and they will also be looking to compete for the Premier League title in the coming years.
Maddison is also rated highly in the footballing community.
Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore has described the Leicester star as “hard-working” in CaughtOffSide this month.
And former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere was very impressed by Maddison’s performance against Tottenham in the Premier League this past weekend, publicly praising him on Instagram.
The Foxes hammered Tottenham 4-1 at the King Power Stadium.
Maddison scored for the former Premier League champions in the 25th minute.
The England international attacking midfielder also provided an assist in the 81st minute.
The Leicester playmaker has scored nine goals and given five assists in the Premier League so far this season.
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