The future whereabouts of James Maddison remains a source of intrigue, with the Leicester midfielder reported to be open to a move to Newcastle. Having had a £40m bid for the midfielder rejected, the St James’ Park outfit have increased their offer to what would constitute a club record £50m but Leicester are holding out for £60m. They may, however, be tempted to take Martin Dubravka as a makeweight in any deal.
With Kasper Schmeichel close to signing for Nice after 11 years of service at the King Power Stadium, Danny Ward and Daniel Iversen had been expected to duke it out for the position of first-choice goalkeeper at Leicester, while Nick Pope seems a certainty to be between the sticks for Newcastle when they entertain Nottingham Forest in their season-opener on Saturday.
