Leicester City have “opened” contract talks to tie down Newcastle United target James Maddison, according to LeicesterLive. ChronicleLive understands the Magpies had two bids - the highest in the region of £45million - rejected for the 25-year-old.
The England international has two years left on his current deal and Brendan Rodgers has previously hinted that Leicester may be forced to offload players. As it stands, the Foxes are the only Premier League club yet to spend a penny in the transfer market.
Offloading their star player would have been a grudging way to free up cash but reports suggest Leicester want to keep him at the King Power Stadium. Our sister title claims they are aware of Maddison’s contract situation and want to avoid a similar situation to Youri Tielemans.
