Newcastle United remain in dialogue with James Maddison's representatives despite talk of Tottenham Hotspur cranking up their efforts to sign the England international.
Suggestions of a formal bid from Spurs yesterday were not accurate and Newcastle are being kept in the loop on developments with Maddison as Leicester City look to sell one of their star men. Maddison is with England until Monday night with Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Malta this evening and North Macedonia at Old Trafford to come.
It is Leicester's stubborn approach to Maddison's transfer fee that has held up negotiations so far. Spurs enquired about an initial joint bid for Maddison and Harvey Barnes but it amounted to an initial £50million plus add ons, and they would have to come in again with more for Leicester to stand up and take notice.
