Newcastle United ‘eye’ Manchester United defender as Brendan Rodgers makes James Maddison admission

Right here is all the most recent switch gossip surrounding Newcastle United:

In keeping with Soccer Insider, Newcastle United are ‘holding tabs’ on Manchester United and England defender Luke Shaw.

Shaw has discovered himself on the sidelines beneath Erik ten Hag with new signing Tyrell Malacia being most popular at left-back.

Shaw’s present contract at Previous Trafford expires in the summertime with the report suggesting Newcastle are eyeing a ‘discount’ deal for the 27-year-old in January.

Brendan Rodgers expects there to be curiosity in James Maddison in January after the midfielder starred within the Foxes win over Nottingham Forest on Monday night time.

Maddison and Leicester have been defeated by Bournemouth on Saturday, however Rodgers believes that the 25-year-old may have suitors within the January window.

Rodgers stated: “I’d assume (there can be curiosity).

“My job is to teach him each day and make him the most effective he will be. It’s solely pure you need your very best gamers to be right here, and we hold saying that, however we hold dropping them. He’s by no means a participant you’d wish to lose.

“The great thing about James, and it’s the identical with this England state of affairs, is that it hasn’t affected him. That’s the place you see the extent of maturity. What we’ve seen up to now is, sadly, gamers are linked with all kinds of golf equipment as a result of an agent has to create a market, after which when it doesn’t come off, you see the participant dissatisfied.

“It’s by no means been like that and James has been linked with a great deal of golf equipment. However he’s a realist. He additionally is aware of he’s in an excellent place to develop and study, and he is aware of he can concentrate on day-to-day life and enhance. What can be sooner or later can be, however it would solely be on the again of enjoying effectively.”

Newcastle United held nice curiosity in signing Maddison throughout the summer season window however noticed two bids for him rejected by Leicester who regard the England worldwide as one among their prize belongings.

Maddison’s return of 5 objectives and two assists in eight Premier League video games thus far this season has him among the many division’s greatest threats in-front of purpose.