Former Newcastle United striker Michael Bridges has urged Toon chiefs to wait until the summer to sign James Maddison. An endless transfer saga involving the Leicester City midfielder has been ongoing since the middle of last year.
ChronicleLive understands two bids were rejected for Maddison, with the highest believed to be around the £45million mark. Attention swiftly turned to record signing Alexander Isak but that has not quashed talk about the Foxes’ talisman.
Maddison has been the standout performer in an otherwise dismal Leicester season and, with less than 18 months on his contract, talk of a potential move is ramping up again. A knee injury forced him out for most of the World Cup and he is yet to play for Brendan Rodgers’ side since the Premier League resumption.
