However, Ange Postecoglou is a proponent of Maddison’s and has reportedly consulted Tottenham on the prospect of securing his signature. Maddison earns about £110,000 per week, but would expect a raise before pledging his allegiance to a new club. That’s why Newcastle, who can quickly and easily pony up the £50 million asking fee, are the undisputed frontrunners to win the Maddison sweepstakes. Like any elite player, a category Maddison falls into, the opportunity to play for a side with guaranteed Champions League football will be hard to repel. Maddison, who has been linked to Tottenham multiple times previously, is under contract at the Foxes until June 2024. Postecoglou asked for Maddison but Newcastle are working on this deal since last summer. He’s set to leave Leicester, negotiations will take place soon. Tottenham and Newcastle are into the race to sign James Maddison. Reports suggest it will take about £50 million to get the deal done. Maddison’s pending exit from Leicester is almost a certainty, as the Englishman has far too much quality to ply his trade in the Championship. #thfc are set to move for James Maddison who is a “priority target” for Postecoglou. While this rumour has more credence than Harry Kane’s exit speculation, it is still merely that, a rumour. Several teams are interested in securing Maddison’s signature, including Newcastle, arguably the most appealing for the 26-year-old. Chapter 42: 33.According to the Telegraph’s John Percy, Tottenham is set to pursue recently relegated midfielder James Maddison, but landing the Leicester midfielder won’t be easy.Chapter 23: Part 3: False Dawn, and Demise.Chapter 16: Part 2: The end of Bill Nicholson.By the end of the decade, Tottenham had been reborn and were ready for more glory, glory days. The sun rose again as that same maligned Burkinshaw built an exciting team around the young Glenn Hoddle and World Cup-winning duo Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa. But, as in Wagner's Ring, there was also a renaissance. This book explores Tottenham's place in that unfolding drama, the club's own Götterdämmerung. The defining images of the decade were violent ones, both on and off the terraces. Social and economic malaise both informed and fed off a blooming culture of football hooliganism.
Nicholson's exit, the loss of legendary players and the club's eventual relegation all took place during a defining decade for British sport, painted against a backdrop of dramatic change for society at large. From the 'team of the century' to relegation, from Feyenoord to Field Mill, from trophies under the iconic Bill Nicholson to relegation under former Zambia coach Keith Burkinshaw - all in a little over three years.
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