Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino believes Leicester City should brace themselves for another bid from Newcastle United for James Maddison. The Foxes have reportedly rejected an offer in the region of £40million as the Magpies look to bolster their squad ahead of the start of the season.
Maddison has been a bright spark for Brendan Rodgers' side over the past few seasons and has been linked with a move to the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City. Eddie Howe's side are the latest club to register interest and could go back in with another offer according to Cascarino.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: "James Maddison is a very gifted footballer. Great on set pieces, great on assists, can chip in with really terrific goals and he was playing to that level. Now, the one thing that interests me about this attempted move is Newcastle are going for an attacking midfielder because that's what James Maddison is - like a sort of ten - but a very good attacking midfielder.
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"Joe Willock had done that role for Newcastle and done it really well when he was on loan, not quite so well when he was on a permanent. Look, Newcastle have done some really good business.
"Would that get them over the line? I'm not so sure, but if they're offered and we're lead to believe they've offered £40million, it's pretty clear they'll probably go to £50(million), which is tempting for Leicester. Leicester have been a far more successful club than Newcastle in recent history but it's quite clear Newcastle are being very ambitious.
"What they did in the January window kept them up. It could be like the Kevin Keegan times there a number of years ago, when there was the excitement of joining a club which could challenge the very best.
"If James Maddison really believes in that - look, he's a Leicester player so it's a bit unfair because he might still have the ambition to stay there. When you get your head turned you never know how a player reacts."
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