Welcome to the 2023 summer transfer window Tottenham Hotspur! The North London club is making a statement signing, as they procured midfielder and English international James Maddison from Leicester City.
According to all the breaking news men in the business, this is a done deal, as the Leicester star will undergo his Spurs medical today.
Tottenham have now verbal agreement in place with Leicester to sign James Maddison, here we go! ??? #THFC
Personal terms agreed, deal ready for £40m fee after talks advanced to final stages yesterday night.
Next steps: medical tests, documents being prepared and then signed. pic.twitter.com/KAPgOzQiXO
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 28, 2023
There embedded above is the tweet from transfer guru Fabrizio Romano. Meanwhile ESPN reports that Maddison will sign a five year deal, on a move that comes with a transfer fee “in the region of £40 million ($50.7m).”
Newcastle were also said to be interested. Kudos to James Maddison, and his handlers, for cleaning up a little situation from the past- one that could make for a bit of awkwardness (to say the least). See the tweet below:
James Maddison deletes old tweets saying he ‘dislikes Tottenham’ https://t.co/VwEOJojROh
— Mail Sport (@MailSport) June 28, 2023
Overall, this transfer transaction is win-win-win. James Maddison gets to stay in the top flight next season. Spurs get started on their midfield makeover, and Leicester get a badly needed cash infusion.
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