Graham Potter’s Chelsea are competing with Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur and Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United for Leicester City midfielder James Maddison, according to CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs in GiveMeSport.
The well-known and well-respected journalist has reported that Tottenham, Chelsea and Newcastle all want to sign the England international playmaker, described as “amazing” by Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount on talkSPORT this month.
Jacobs has added that he has been told that Maddison would rather wait until the end of the season before deciding his future.
The reporter has claimed that former Premier League champions Leicester have not given given up on Maddison putting pen to paper on a new deal.
Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle eye Leicester City’s James Maddison
Jacobs said: “Sources told me that Maddison would rather wait until the end of the season and Leicester are not ruling out a new deal either.
“But from Maddison’s point of view, the reason why he would rather wait is because he wants to know what he’s getting and right now if London’s the preference, and Tottenham and or, more loosely, Chelsea are looking at him, neither of those two clubs can categorically guarantee that they’re heading towards Champions League football for sure next season and Newcastle are in a better form position, but again, who knows whether they’re going to get over the line and get Champions League football.
“So, if James Maddison decides in January, then he is gambling to some extent on who he’s joining in qualifying for the Champions League.
“If James Maddison does a full season at Leicester and then does want to leave, then not only does he have longer to navigate that move during the summer, but he’ll have absolute clarity on what he’s walking into in terms of Champions League football, and he’ll have a full pre-season to work with that new squad, rather than World Cup fatigue and then moving mid-season.
“So, I do sense that unless a massive offer is made, Newcastle will struggle to get James Maddison in January.”
Wait until next summer
In our view, James Maddison should wait until the end of the season before deciding whether to join Chelsea, Newcastle United or Tottenham Hotspur.
Or maybe even stay at Leicester City.
Tottenham, Newcastle and Chelsea all are in the running for the Premier League top four this season.
The English playmaker will surely want to move to a club who will compete in the UEFA Champions League and also aim for big things in the Premier League.
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