Newcastle United's 12-month pursuit of James Maddison is entering its final hours. The Leicester City midfielder and England international has long been linked with a move to Tyneside but Tottenham Hotspur are set to secure his services this summer.
Maddison will undergo a medical in north London on Wednesday as the final formalities of his Spurs contract are signed and sealed. The 26-year-old is set to cost around £40m, despite recently-relegated Leicester initially holding out for north of £50m.
Newcastle were in the driving seat until recently and a move looked feasible until Maddison's wage demands became an issue. The attacking midfielder is expected to pocket north of £170,000-a-week at Tottenham, which would have made him the highest earner at St James' Park.
