Leicester City: 3 Players that could replace James Maddison

Leicester City holds one of the most exciting attacking English midfielders in the Premier League. So he is going to attract a lot of unwanted attention.

Under such circumstances, it is always crucial for the management to keep a sharp eye to search for the next person to fill in his boots if ever the player decides to part ways to play elsewhere. A recent reports suggest Arsenal has made playmaker James Maddison their top transfer target for this summer.

The desperation generated from the Emirates, predominantly, due to the fact of Martin Ødegaard returning to Real Madrid. Obviously, after an unexpected fall in the league rankings, a club like Arsenal is adamant to bounce back this season and find a worthy No 10 to replace him. The Foxes remain convinced that Maddison is going nowhere, but football is a sport of uncertainty, and nothing lasts forever.

Maddison signed a new four-year deal at the King Power worth about £100,000-a-week last summer. He was performing pretty well in the first half of the season. In the latter half of the season, he was subjugated with a recurrence of his hip problem which ultimately took a toll on his creativity. Eventually, he did not cut England’s Euro squad.

Leicester treated the star as their prized asset at the club. A bid worth about £70million was rejected by the East Midlands side last summer. However, judging Maddison’ recent form, a similar bid would assert rethinking. Frankly, any figure in over half a million is a thought-provoking bid at this point.

Similarly, Chelsea is also interested to test the waters if Hakim Ziyech opts to find new pastures due to his lack of playing time. So now, both Arsenal and Chelsea believe that there may be a deal to be struck if they can present the right offer. With that said, let us divulge into some of the worthy players that match the description of carrying forward the responsibility of being LCFC’s No.10 on their shoulders.