Leicester City have stressed there has been 'no change' in the club's James Maddison stance as the Foxes prepare to face suitors Newcastle United today.
Newcastle, of course, had multiple bids for Maddison turned down last summer when a senior source at the King Power Stadium told ChronicleLive: "The manager made our position clear - he's not for sale." Although you would not expect anyone at Leicester to say different, that same source has now reiterated there has been 'no change here'.
Those three words should not come as a surprise. Maddison may be entering the final 18 months of his contract, but the Leicester talisman would simply be irreplaceable, particularly in the mid-season window.