Newcastle United have maintained a dignified silence after news from the East Midlands that the Magpies placed a £40million bid for England international James Maddison. The Magpies did not comment on talk of a bid on Saturday morning, nor did they confirm or deny the offer for Maddison.
Less than 24 hours after Eddie Howe insisted he would not be drawn into discussing individual names, a report from the Daily Telegraph says that Newcastle's offer was rejected. And follow up reaction has now unfolded suggesting that only a bid of £60million would prise him away from the King Power Stadium.
Maddison currently has two years left on his current deal and Leicester are in a strong position to demand what they want. But at £60million Maddison's price tag would be significantly bigger than the fees Man City picked up for Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal and Raheem Sterling to Chelsea in what is turning into a crazy market.
