Leicester City midfielder James Maddison has agreed a new long-term deal at the club, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein. Despite only joining the club in 2018, there had been plenty of rumours linking the 23-year-old with a move away from the Foxes. In spite of that, it was also reported back in February that he would sign a new contract with Leicester, and he has now reportedly done so, agreeing a four-year deal on £110,000-per-week.
James Maddison Agrees New Contract at Leicester City
Among Leicester’s Best
While an injury has kept Maddison out of action for a lot of Project Restart, what he produced in the earlier part of the season was enough to convince everyone that he is among the top talents at Leicester.
This new deal proves that, too, as he now enters the top bracket alongside Jamie Vardy, who is the highest-paid player at the club.
Since his arrival from Norwich City two summers ago, Maddison has scored 16 times and assisted ten in 76 appearances – a more than respectable return.
Continuing the Vardy Link-Up
The interesting thing now will be whether Maddison and Vardy can continue their excellent partnership. Vardy may have just secured the Golden Boot, beating the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Danny Ings to the award, but in doing so he becomes the oldest-ever recipient of the accolade.
Even at 33, Vardy isn’t currently showing signs of slowing down. However, over the course of the season, we could see him lose half a yard of that blistering pace that is so crucial to his game, Leicester’s game and the partnership with Maddison.
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers will be delighted to tie down one of his biggest assets, and doing so now means that there will not be a summer-long transfer saga surrounding James Maddison – something Rodgers will have been keen to avoid.
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