Dharmesh Sheth of Sky Sports News has claimed that if Tottenham Hotspur were seriously interested in James Maddison, they would have made a move for him by now.
Maddison has been linked with the two North London clubs all summer and as of recently, Newcastle United have registered their interest in him as well. However, Spurs insider Dean Jones has recently claimed that the player will prefer a move to the Spurs.
Despite all the recent reports, Sheth believes Spurs will not act on their interest unless there is a change in their strategy. While speaking on the Last Word on Spurs podcast, he said:
“You’d have to say that if Tottenham were really, really serious about going for James Maddison, given the way that they’ve done their business so far in this transfer window, for someone that would command such a high transfer fee as Maddison, would they not have gone for him already?
“Unless they’re now looking at the squad and thinking ‘look, second wave, let’s just go and try and get him’.
“At the moment, the information I’m getting is that there’s not that interest in Maddison just now.
“Look, we’ve still got three weeks left – that can change.”
Leicester City’s player of the year was directly involved in 30 goals last year and on paper, he would be an excellent signing for Spurs since he is the sort of creative midfielder Spurs are lacking at the moment. But perhaps, the £60m price tag has made Spurs hesitant in making the move.