Leicester City hope to tie James Maddison down to a new deal as the Newcastle United target's stock continues to rise following a sensational start to the campaign.
Newcastle had two bids rejected for Maddison last summer and a senior source at Leicester previously stressed to ChronicleLive that the 'manager [Brendan Rodgers] made our position clear - he's not for sale'. That stance has, unsurprisingly, not changed - even as Maddison approaches the final year-and-a-half of his contract.
Leicester will do all that they can to convince Maddison to extend his contract after already losing another key player, Wesley Fofana, to Chelsea last summer. In fact, Maddison, who was already indispensable, has become an even more valued member of the squad this season.
