James Maddison

[muppetman]

Whether or not it’s this guy, I’d love to see us have someone who can actually take a decent set piece. Particularly now we’ve signed a coach specifically for this.

 

[SpartanSpur]

Agree, so far we had Ali Z say he heard his name mentioned the other week, Hotspur88 said he heard his name a few weeks ago but nothing since and that Wolf guy on twitter (who may or not be okay) said we had an enquiry nocked back a few weeks back. To me it sounds like he was on our list but we potentially moved on probably because he's ether too expensive or they don't want to sell. I certainly feel we are getting a little carried away here. But i could be wrong.

Most likely but thinking about it:

- Lenglet is coming in on a cheap loan deal, expensive LCB targets may have to wait until next summer.
- We cooled on Eriksen but now know for sure he's going to Utd. May have been some faint hope of him coming back into talks.
- There does seem to be a push for HG options of late (see Gordon interest), even more so if Spence falls through.

With that in mind us circling back round to Maddison would make some sense.

Probably just all of us just trying to fill space while things are quiet and the club are trying to close the Lenglet and Spence deals.

 

[The Scarecrow]

I guess we'll never know if the hatred he displayed towards us as a club at the age of 16 (?) is still there inside him almost ten years later unless he comes out and says so.

But it does make me think if he hates us THAT much would he have Spurs shirts, among many other admittedly, hanging on his wall as shown on a video he posted on tik tok earlier in the year?

Now I appreciate it's the person as to why he's got them up rather than the club, but if the hatred was so strong would he have them?

Or am I making a completely non-point?

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Yeah, i don't think he cares about that at all anymore. Professional footballers rarely do unless it's a direct rivalry, and even then, as we've seen, the opportunity to climb up the ladder can be tempting for some.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Agree, so far we had Ali Z say he heard his name mentioned the other week, Hotspur88 said he heard his name a few weeks ago but nothing since and that Wolf guy on twitter (who may or not be okay) said we had an enquiry nocked back a few weeks back. To me it sounds like he was on our list but we potentially moved on probably because he's ether too expensive or they don't want to sell. I certainly feel we are getting a little carried away here. But i could be wrong.

Almost certainly everyone is getting carried away. No way the club pays £60m+ for a player in a position that isn't a priority.

 

[Albertbarich]

Almost certainly everyone is getting carried away. No way the club pays £60m+ for a player in a position that isn't a priority.

That's what I think too.

We have had an excellent window and dare I say people get overly excited.

He wouldn't play often in our current system and is far better in the hole than he is out wide so thinking the club would break its transfer record on him is somewhat wishful thinking.

Hes a good player but I cant see it.

 

[Joshua shepherd]

Almost certainly everyone is getting carried away. No way the club pays £60m+ for a player in a position that isn't a priority.

You're just assuming it's not a priority though. Based on the multiple targets we've supposedly have, it seems that Conte wants an option to switch to a 352 so while it may not seem like a priority to you, that's really no guarantee that it's not a priority.

 

[ardiles]

Seems like they need to raise cash before buying reading through that and want midfielders but expect Tielemans to go.

Winks + Ndombele for Maddison

Winks involvement in the deal would negate the HG tax factor.

 

[dontcallme]

Kane, Son, Kulu, Richarlison and Maddison would be an excellent set of options for the front 3 places.

To have the strongest squad possible we need additional homegrown players.

I doubt this one will happen, but I think it would be a very good signing.

 

[Clark28]

Paqueta over Maddison for me, will be cheaper as well

midfielders from Lyon make me nervous

 

[werty]

Wanted us to sign him from Norwich. He's a good player but I don't think he has the athleticism to play in one of the spots beside Kane, or the defensive capabilities in a three man midfield.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Most likely but thinking about it:

- Lenglet is coming in on a cheap loan deal, expensive LCB targets may have to wait until next summer.
- We cooled on Eriksen but now know for sure he's going to Utd. May have been some faint hope of him coming back into talks.
- There does seem to be a push for HG options of late (see Gordon interest), even more so if Spence falls through.

With that in mind us circling back round to Maddison would make some sense.

Probably just all of us just trying to fill space while things are quiet and the club are trying to close the Lenglet and Spence deals.

But we are still planning to bring in another CB. If thats Bremer then he is around £40 mil plus Spence or another RWB will be around £20 mil. Thats already another £60 odd mil give or take and it could even be more. I've seen earlier this summer that Leicester would be looking for £70 mil if they were to even consider it. Personally even if he costs £60 mil (which i just don't see regardless of contract as he's probably their best player) it would still be a very large outlay on top of what else we are looking at. The absolute most i see us paying for a AM is £45/50 mil including add on's. I just don't see us paying anything more then that regardless of who is on our list. Obviously, we don't know, and i'm sure Maddison along with Paqueta and SMS are on the list. I just don't see it as being a remotely feasible option. If Leicester wanted to sell i'd feel differently, but i just don't see it. Especially to us who they probably view as a direct rival for top four.

 

[RuskyM]

Think Eriksen would've been a much smarter signing,. Also unsure if my Dad could handle us signing Richarlison AND Maddison in the same summer.

 

[SpartanSpur]

But we are still planning to bring in another CB. If thats Bremer then he is around £40 mil plus Spence or another RWB will be around £20 mil. Thats already another £60 odd mil give or take and it could even be more. I've seen earlier this summer that Leicester would be looking for £70 mil if they were to even consider it. Personally even if he costs £60 mil (which i just don't see regardless of contract as he's probably their best player) it would still be a very large outlay on top of what else we are looking at. The absolute most i see us paying for a AM is £45/50 mil including add on's. I just don't see us paying anything more then that regardless of who is on our list. Obviously, we don't know, and i'm sure Maddison along with Paqueta and SMS are on the list. I just don't see it as being a remotely feasible option. If Leicester wanted to sell i'd feel differently, but i just don't see it. Especially to us who they probably view as a direct rival for top four.

Yeah it seems very unlikely. I do suspect this is all just agent rumblings that have been explored (due to initial interest from us and the player) but eventually have gone nowhere once Leicester's feelings were known.

What I will say is that I don't think we'll ever truly know what the budget is for certain players, it's possible that we might not consider spending £45-50m on Paqueta because it's a risk and not a priority position, but may still hold interest in someone like Maddison and SMS for even more money were they to become available. Transfers are long term investments and some

 

[Ghost Hardware]

midfielders from Lyon make me nervous

TBF Bruno Guimarães has looked seriously good since he arrived in Jan. I think the key with any signing, especially those from other countries, is work rate and determination. Its why Kulu has been so good and why i think Perisic will be a revelation. If a player has has the drive both mentally and physically then i think their chance of failure is dramatically less. Obviously that has to be balanced with talent.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Yeah it seems very unlikely. I do suspect this is all just agent rumblings that have been explored (due to initial interest from us and the player) but eventually have gone nowhere once Leicester's feelings were known.

What I will say is that I don't think we'll ever truly know what the budget is for certain players, it's possible that we might not consider spending £45-50m on Paqueta because it's a risk and not a priority position, but may still hold interest in someone like Maddison and SMS for even more money were they to become available. Transfers are long term investments and some

Oh for sure, I think the one thing that seems most evident is that an AM is probably not an immediate priority and that whoever we go for probably wont happen until after the SK tour. Its probably why we haven't really had any serious links to players, just vague mutterings. It seems right now Lenglet and Spence are the priorities then probably another CB, only then do i see us making a move for an AM probably because at that point we will have a better idea of the HG situation, who we have sold and what our budget is looking like.

 

[shoggy33]

Would love this to happen, really can't see it though!

 

[MilkyBarYid]

If it's a set-piece taker we are looking at specifically, I'd much rather get James Ward-Prowse.

 

[SpartanSpur]

Oh for sure, I think the one thing that seems most evident is that an AM is probably not an immediate priority and that whoever we go for probably wont happen until after the SK tour. Its probably why we haven't really had any serious links to players, just vague mutterings. It seems right now Lenglet and Spence are the priorities then probably another CB, only then do i see us making a move for an AM probably because at that point we will have a better idea of the HG situation, who we have sold and what our budget is looking like.

...and waiting to find out exactly what is going on at Inter. We probably hold an interest in multiple players there plus Bremer who seems to still be tied up with them.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

Didn’t know Maddison got 20 G/A in all comps last season, would be a great signing

20 goals & assists in the PL. 30 in all competitions.

 

[HoltbiusMac]

I don't see this happening but would be a great signing. I think sometimes rather than seeing the position somebody has played its more useful to see the role they play in their team.

Maddison's position for Leicester has been as the 10 but his main role has been to be a really high volume shooter and a decent creative passer. Richarlison for Everton was more of a pressing maniac with decent dribbling and able to provide both a presence in the box and some threat in behind.

What we were already working with was:
Kane - Presence in the box, plus incredible creative passing
Son - High volume shooter, excellent in behind, decent creative passer, not much of a defensive role
Kulusevski - High work rate, high quality passing plus good finishing

I do think that Richarlison could replace Kane's presence in the box but you lose a lot in terms of creativity. Likewise Richarlison could replace Son's threat in behind add some defensive work rate but you lose the varied shot threat that Son brings.

Maddison for me would provide a really high quality balance to our options. If Kane were to be missing or rotated he'd allow us to replace some of his creativity and if Son were he gives us more varied threat in terms of shooting.

Its also worth noting that Conte refers to the job that Son and Kulusevski do as 'Wide 10s' as we preferably want the width to come from the wing backs.

No idea if Leicester would sell or what price they'd want but I don't buy into the idea that because Maddison has played most his minutes as a 10 he wouldn't fit with our squad.