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Report: Arsenal to make move for £60m attacker, lucrative contract will be offered

By mac14 on July 12, 2021

According to reports, Arsenal are expected to launch a move to sign James Maddison and will offer the £60m-rated Leicester City playmaker a lucrative contract.

Mikel Arteta is in the market for a new No.10 after Martin Odegaard returned to Real Madrid following the end of his loan agreement and the Norwegian international has already confirmed he’ll be staying at the Bernabeu for next season.

Arsenal have been linked with a number of players in recent weeks but Maddison is a name that keeps popping up and reports claim we’re ready to launch a big move for his signature over the coming weeks.

The Daily Star cite ‘trusted Arsenal transfer source’ AFC Bell who claims Maddison’s camp have been told Arsenal will make a play to sign him this summer and he expects to leave Leicester City.

The report says Arteta has made Maddison his first choice target for the No.10 role and Arsenal will offer the playmaker a lucrative four-year-plus-one-year contract worth £200,000-a-week – which is twice what he currently earns.

Arteta is reportedly aware any deal will be complicated to pull off but he feels it’s possible to get something agreed and TeamTalk suggests that Maddison will cost around £60m this summer.

The 24-year-old was unlucky to miss out on a place in the England squad for Euro 2020 as an injury derailed him during the closing stages of last season but Maddison is a terrific player and I’d love to see him come to Arsenal.

He has all the attributes we’ve lacked at times as he’s a creative talent who can make things happen in the final third. His 11 goals and 10 assists last season was a very healthy return and we could certainly do with someone like him in the squad.

I still think Leicester will make it difficult to get a deal done and £60m sounds fairly cheap considering Jack Grealish is valued at around £100m, but we’ll have to wait and see how things develop over the coming weeks.