Following Leicester’s relegation to the Championship, Tottenham bid Leicester pair, has made a combined offer of £50 million for James Maddison and Harvey Barnes.
According to the Daily Mail, Leicester would almost certainly reject the offer since they will be seeking a considerably higher price for their star duo.
Due to their efforts for the Foxes last season—their combined 23 goals and 10 assists were the only thing keeping Leicester from being demoted earlier—the pair are in high demand this summer.
Barnes has been linked with moves to Aston Villa and West Ham, while Maddison, who is presently with the England team ahead of their Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Malta and North Macedonia, has long seemed most likely to end up at Newcastle.
One of the many reasons why James Maddison is heading to the #FIFAWorldCup with @England 🧨 pic.twitter.com/9JsLcfNZ0B
— Leicester City (@LCFC) November 10, 2022
Expect Maddison to leave King Power Stadium this summer as his contract only has a year left to run.
While Leicester plan an instant return to the top flight, Barnes, who has a contract that runs until 2025, may be kept.
Enzo Maresca, the manager of Manchester City, has spoken with Leicester about taking over as their manager, though Pep Guardiola would like to have the Italian on his staff.
Brendan Rodgers was fired from his position as manager of the Foxes on April 2. For the final eight games of the season, Dean Smith was given interim control, although he was unable to keep Leicester in the playoff picture.
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