Maddison signs for Spurs!
The deal to take him from Leicester has cost Spurs in the region of £40m.
Tottenham sign James Maddison on five-year deal from Leicester for £40m; Newcastle were also interested in Maddison, who had a year left on his Leicester contract; Leicester were unwilling to sell him in January, but following relegation to Championship have decided to cash in.
England midfielder James Maddison has completed his £40m move to Tottenham from relegated Leicester, signing a five-year contract in north London.
The 26-year-old becomes Spurs’ third signing of the summer, joining Dejan Kulusevski and Guglielmo Vicario at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ahead of next season.
Newcastle had also been interested in signing Maddison, who had only a year left on his Leicester contract, but the north east club have instead turned their focus to AC Milan’s Sandro Tonali.
Maddison update: Postecoglou arrives…
Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou has arrived at the Tottenham training ground as James Maddison undergoes his medical at the club.
The clubs have an agreement in place worth in the region of £40m.
Maddison update: Postecoglou arrives…
Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou has arrived at the Tottenham training ground as James Maddison undergoes his medical at the club.
The clubs have an agreement in place worth in the region of £40m.
Dier has no intention of leaving Spurs
Eric Dier has no intention of leaving Tottenham this summer and is fully focused on playing for the club next season.
Dier is looking forward to working with new manager Ange Postecoglou when the players return for pre-season next month.
He is now fully fit after surgery in May on a groin injury he had been carrying since the World Cup in Qatar.
Leicester agree £10m Winks deal
Leicester have agreed a deal worth up to £10m to sign Harry Winks from Tottenham.
Winks is free to leave Spurs after spending last season on loan at Sampdoria.
He made 20 appearances after missing the first part of the season through injury.
‘Bayern’s Kane bid likely to spark interest from other clubs like Man Utd’
Andy Dunn, the Daily Mirror’s Chief Sports Writer, told Back Pages Tonight on Sky Sports News:
“Certainly a bid has been made. Spurs obviously couch it when they say no official bid – but we know there’s a bid.
“This is the opening gambit in a scenario that will play out over the next month or two with Harry Kane.
“I was at Bayern Munich for the Manchester City game in the Champions League last season and I thought Kane would have an absolute field day with Bayern Munich.
