Newcastle have launched a second bid for Leicester City’s James Maddison. The latest offer exceeds £45m which is a marginal improvement over the first bid of around £35-40m.
Here is the latest on the pursuit of Maddison from Luke Edwards with The Telegraph.
#nufc have made a second improved bid for Leicester City’s James Maddison today. Fee is in excess of £45m but payments are staggered. As I’ve said all along, they have been led to believe Maddison wants the move. We shall see. He might also want a new contract!!
— Luke Edwards (@LukeEdwardsTele) August 1, 2022
Leicester will likely reject this second bid outright. It falls well short of their £60m valuation and doesn’t appear to contain a large down payment. The bid, as Edwards suggests, could be an attempt to turn Maddison’s head.
Newcastle have been encouraged that Maddison is keen on the move. The 25-year-old has just two years left on his contract, so barring a new one, this could be the time for Leicester to get top value.
Maddison has become the primary target ahead of the season opener against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Though negotiations are underway for Burnley’s Maxwel Cornet, who has a £17.5m release clause.
A loan proposal is also sitting on Thomas Tuchel’s desk for Timo Werner. Though any movement for the German will likely not occur until later in the window as Tuchel continues his recruitment drive.
Newcastle are willing to pay a loan fee as well as a portion of Werner’s wages – believed to be 50% of the £270k/week salary according to The Chronicle. The Magpies face significant competition as his former club RB Leipzig as well as the mighty Juventus are also interested.
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174 comments so far
A Geordie Mongrel
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:26 PM
Comment #121Rom, only posh folk had an 8 track. 😆
Mund
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:26 PM
Comment #122TMW
Good shout mate as I didn’t see that but it has to be!
Moonraker15
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:27 PM
Comment #123We wasted so much time and effort on Eketiki. I don’t think it will happen again! Maddison is coming!
Romford mag
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:27 PM
Comment #124Rob
No different to any of our other targets then !
😉
The Ledge
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:28 PM
Comment #125Never liked Maddison but he will be my new hero if he signs.
I’m easily swayed when it come to the Black &White well apart from Brucie most of us knew he was Sh1te.
Romford mag
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:28 PM
Comment #126AGM
I know mate , I was jealous of my neighbours!
😉
IrishRob
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:28 PM
Comment #127If we sign Maddison he’s in the England squad by Christmas guaranteed. They seem to love us all of a sudden.
Legolas
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:29 PM
Comment #128Martoon,
Final League Position – 8
Final No. of Points – 55
Goals Scored (Prem) – 50
League Cup Round – qtr final
F.A. Cup Round – semi final
Player of the Season – Bruno
Top Goal Scorer – Wilson
No. of goals by TGS – 20
Romford mag
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:30 PM
Comment #129They used to put it on while I was watching their TV through the window! Sure it was on purpose to wind me up !! 😀
Munster Mag
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:31 PM
Comment #130Call it as it is and learn to drop your hatred. If the guy gets first dibs, does he not get the credit? Maybe not in your world but most will give a guy the benefit of the doubt. Every dog has his day and Romano quoting him is a tip of the cap to him.
You can slaughter Edwards when he deserves it, and he will, but it looks pretty bitter that you can’t even contemplate giving the guy the benefit of the doubt. A vous le choix as they say in France.
Mund
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:32 PM
Comment #131Leipzig pushing hard for Werner
I think he’d choose to go back there than come to us
The Ledge
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:33 PM
Comment #132August 2021: Newcastle fail to pay £1m loan fee for Leicester’s Hamza Choudhury
August 2022: Newcastle make an offer in excess of £45m for Leicester’s James Maddison
How times change. ? #NUFC https://t.co/MOhL7qMLh0
Ha ha how things have changed and we still have the moaners !
Mund
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:34 PM
Comment #133He wasn’t the first you donut
Do your bloody homework before spouting complete and utter bullshit will you!
No wonder some think you haven’t a clue
theartfuldodger
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:34 PM
Comment #134Maybe we are paying Leiceter 50m and writing off the 7m they owe us for Perez. Thats almost 60m there !
Ashingtoon62
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:35 PM
Comment #135Munster
Are yee still in Carvoeiro?
JohnJ
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:36 PM
Comment #136EGB.
JohnJ
“Well done for spotting that scam attempt”
Very plausible attempt. Started with text from N8tionwide
Saying E-Ticket.com were trying to make a charge of £578.85 to my credit card and to ring 0800 0465 874 if this was not you. When they started asking for PIN number I became suspicious and disconnected the call. I rang the Nationwide immediately and the scammer had tried 3 times to take £2339.37 re a “Tesco charge”. Almost a £7.5k hit!
Thankfully I got to my bank and put a stop on my card before the Bugga “charged” against my card.
The clue that I didn’t notice first was N8tionwide spelt in that manner instead of Nationwide. Be warned…..
The Ledge
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:39 PM
Comment #137Mund….there is no point mate.
He will just make up something that was never said and go on about daily for a month.
He will then throw out the sidekick post.
Then the playing to the crowd.
Then he will try using a few fancy words.Then
onmeedsun
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:39 PM
Comment #138Mund
Why do you think staggering the transfer payments helps FFP. It’s just cashflow it helps. FFP is driven by the overall transfer value, the length of contract and the players wages. Add ons to the transfer fee say 3 years down the line should we qualify for Europe would help FFP as those costs wouldn’t impact our profit until they crystallise. Trust me, I’m an accountant. But willing to change my view if you can convince me otherwise.
Davas
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:40 PM
Comment #139No no no not Maddison. Not only will it mess my ffl team up but will mess up my predictions as Anderson probably won’t get as many games.
Although I’m a bit confused as I don’t know whether to believe these reporters or not now. Ho hum.
😀
A Geordie Mongrel
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:41 PM
Comment #140Can’t see Leicester still owing us for Perez. The unmentionable one would have been all over that.
Munster Mag
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:43 PM
Comment #141… Said the tool who wants it every way.
Spout the bullshitt, eventually some will stick. Maybe you shud have been a journo?
Ekitike will be here next week won’t he?
Those of us who said he was spoofing us were told to have patience! 🙂
Lmao, you got it wrong lad. Has the new manager got out of his helicopter yet? Cos you told us he was incoming 🙂
IrishRob
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:44 PM
Comment #142I bloody hate that you can’t pick more than 3 players from a team. I does my head in.
Ashingtoon62
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:44 PM
Comment #143Davas
Speaking of FPL
Have you or anyone else,settled on a team yet?
I promised myself, I wouldn’t do any tinkering until yesterday evening.
I kept said promise to self and I’m now on to draft 17,596.. 😆
Mund
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:45 PM
Comment #144Ledge
Have you seen the desperation mate 😳 😆
Some people eh
Mund
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:46 PM
Comment #145Is someone trying to be the new Jail…?
Not a scratch and never will be
The Ledge
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:46 PM
Comment #146And then finally he will offer an imaginary drink so everyone on the blog think he is the bigger man.
But the fishing will never stop.
It’s the one constant.
Munster Mag
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:46 PM
Comment #147Onmeed, he told us FFP was irrelevant.! So it mustn’t be relevant!
And of course last season wasn’t a relegation fight at all, that was just a mirage.
I don’t mind a difference of opinion, but I don’t like people presenting their opinion as gospel
Tinos Vino
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:46 PM
Comment #148onmeedson. thanks thought i was going mad for a minute thinking exactly the same!
JohnJ
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:47 PM
Comment #149It was no bodies fault that Ekitiki didn’t sign – he was trying for PSG and used our interest to tease a deal from and with PSG.
Basically he was taking the P I S S!
Mund
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:48 PM
Comment #150onmeedsun
Staggering the payments within football and transfers helps spread the costs across the financial years. So instead of saying we spent 50M on one player, for the financial year it will say 10M if it’s spread over 5 years.
Don’t know how it’s done anywhere else but that seems to be the way clubs try to work round FFP
Mund
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:49 PM
Comment #151Ledge
He has always been the same and will never change. What does change is the narrative but the same pattern always comes up.
Sad really mate
ESPO United
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:49 PM
Comment #152Martoon,
Final League Position – 5
Final No. of Points – 68
Goals Scored (Prem) – 69
League Cup Round – 6
F.A. Cup Round – semi-final loss to Pool or City
Player of the Season – Bruno G
Top Goal Scorer – Maddison
No. of goals by TGS – 13
Scythe
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:49 PM
Comment #153Is there a question mark over Maddison’s temperament? Does he have troublesome extra-curricular activities? Not saying he does at all, but Howe will always take that into account when he’s looking at bringing a new player into his squad.
There’s no doubting the lad’s ability and talent on the pitch, he’ll run and run for you, but if we’re genuinely making a bid for him the Eddie would also have done his homework on Maddison’s character and attitude outside of the game too.
Davas
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:49 PM
Comment #154Ashingtoon69
Re FPL, I picked a team to enter and have left it for now and was planning to have another look before Friday. If we do get Maddison then I’ll definitely have to change it.
Munster Mag
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:50 PM
Comment #155Pots lock, Maddison is a bit of a tool but he will be our tool, that’s the difference 🙂
JohnJ
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:51 PM
Comment #156Interesting
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/16-year-old-newcastle-united-24643487
Mund
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:51 PM
Comment #157JohnJ
What the silly man doesn’t understand is updates are from real time situations and any man with half a brain knows band especially in football that things can change very quickly. I said both Botman and Ekitike would sign but nowt said on Botman who is here now and according to the idiot he was to slow and not made for this league
Tinos Vino
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:51 PM
Comment #158Mund i think what we are saying is the staggered payments are for cashflow and nothing to do with FFP. That’s the confusion. FFP doesn’t give a damn how and when you pay for someone its based on an international accountancy practice for recognising assets on your books
Mister Tuff
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:51 PM
Comment #159That Maddison is without doubt a good player. He does however seem a bit of a knobber type.
SirRhosis
Aug 1, 2022 at 6:52 PM
Comment #160Rom, snatched anything nice lately 🙂 🙂
All’s fair play in love and hedgehopping 🙂