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title: "Tottenham Hotspur keeping tabs on James Maddison"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-james-maddison-transfer-news/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dominic Lund"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-12-14T17:40:41Z"
modified: "2022-12-14T17:40:41Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur keeping tabs on James Maddison

**[Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) are keeping tabs on James Maddison’s situation at Leicester City.**

### The Lowdown: Tottenham targeting midfielder

Tottenham’s interest in Maddison is nothing new, with CBS reporter Ben Jacobs telling [GIVEMESPORT](https://www.givemesport.com/88075801-tottenham-transfer-news-big-appeal-hotspur-way) back in October that the club could have a ‘big appeal’ for the midfielder, if they manage to secure Champions League football in back-to-back seasons.

That news followed on from a report that the player himself  has told friends that he would be “[very keen](https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-maddison-sources/)” on a move to Spurs, as he believes he is capable of thriving at the level the club are at, which would be a step up from current side Leicester.

Now, it appears that Tottenham are still interested in a move, although they will have to fend off interest from plenty of other English clubs…

### The Latest: Maddison in Conte’s sights

According to information from [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/newcastle-united-face-60m-james-maddison-hijack-from-liverpool-pundit/), it is understood that the Lilywhites are still ‘keeping tabs’ on the Englishman’s situation with the Foxes, with the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle United also interested.

[Tottenham latest news!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-news-3/)

[Former BBC radio pundit](https://icdb.tv/stats/4247/Noel-Whelan) Noel Whelan, commenting on Newcastle’s interest, warned them:

*“Waiting until the summer opens the doors for the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham.”*

As such, it seems as if Antonio Conte will wait until the end of the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) season before he launches a bid for the playmaker.

### The Verdict: Make it happen

The maestro has been lauded as ‘[unbelievable](https://twitter.com/rajsinghchohan/status/1540028415734063108?s=20&t=-RxfeD8wgVjCUUw17QI_-A)‘ by football writer Raj Chohan for his vision on the ball, an appraisal that is reflected in his assist statistics, averaging [0.32](https://fbref.com/en/players/ee38d9c5/James-Maddison) per 90 over the past year, placing him in the 97th percentile compared to his positional peers.

Chohan also [claims](https://twitter.com/rajsinghchohan/status/1540028415734063108?s=20&t=-RxfeD8wgVjCUUw17QI_-A) that the 26-year-old could be ‘phenomenally good in an elite team’, however he is already reaching a very good level with Leicester, registering [seven goals and four assists](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/137015/Show/James-Maddison) in 13 appearances, even more impressive when you consider the Foxes’ slow start to the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) campaign.

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While Tottenham already have Rodrigo Bentancur available as an attacking option in central-midfield, Yves Bissouma and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg have a more defensive focus, so Conte could very much do with Maddison to provide some really healthy competition for his side in forward areas.