Leicester consider selling £50m-rated playmaker James Maddison to fund summer revamp of squad… as boss Brendan Rodgers targets centre-back, midfielder and forward to take his side to the next level
Leicester City are considering whether to cash in on midfielder James MaddisonArsenal showed an interest before signing Martin Odegaard from Real MadridBrendan Rodgers wants three new additions to help take them to the next level He wants a centre-back, midfielder and forward who are ready for the first-team
Leicester City are considering whether to cash in on midfielder James Maddison this summer as they look to re-shape their squad.
Manager Brendan Rodgers wants three new additions for his side to take them to the next level after an indifferent campaign.
Leicester are willing to back Rodgers but the impact of covid on their finances means they will look to sell a number of players at the end of this campaign to boost their coffers and are giving serious consideration to allowing £50million-rated Maddison to leave.
Leicester City are considering whether to cash in on midfielder James Maddison this summer
Manager Brendan Rodgers wants to sign a centre-back, midfielder and forward this summer
The 25-year-old has made 40 appearances this season and crucially scored 13 goals, which will prove difficult to replace.
Maddison is not short of admirers, indeed Arsenal were keen to sign him prior to recruiting Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid, however, there are no obvious takers at this stage for the level he would want to move to.
Leicester also have decisions to make on their other coveted midfielder Youri Tielemans, who has one year left on contract, plus Ayoze Perez, Kelechi Iheanacho and Caglar Soyuncu.
Ryan Bertrand, Daniel Amartey and Hamza Choudhury will also have just…