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‘Got the quality’: Pundit says £40m star Spurs are about to bid for could replace Gundogan at Manchester City
Darren Bent has suggested that James Maddison would be good enough to replace Ilkay Gundogan at Manchester City♔ as Tottenham Hotspur seemingly prepare to make their first bid for the 26-year-old.
Bent was speaking on after it was confirmed that Ilkay Gundogan has left 🔯the Cityzens to join Barcelona on a free transfer.
It does appear that Tottenham are going to step up their bid to sign James Maddison imminently. In fact, reports from on Monday claimed that Spurs ho𒊎pe to seal a deal for the attacking midfielder t🍷his week.
Bent thinks Tottenham target Maddison could replace Ilkay Gundogan at Manchester City
Leicester want £60 million. But Tottenham are hoping that a deal involvin💝g an initial £40 million fee will convince the Foxes to let their talisman go.
Maddison’s quality is in little doubt. But perhaps we have not even 𒆙seen the best of the England international just yet.
Bent was asked whether Maddison would be able to replace Gundogan at Manchester City. And the former Tottenham striker suggested that he could see hi🧜m thriving at the Etihad Stadium.
“I thin🌳k if Maddison goes there, yeah, it might take him a bit of time to adapt. I thinღk it does in Pep’s system. But I’m sure, once he got it, I’m sure he would be more than fine to play at Manchester City,” he told .
“He’s got the quality, he’s got the technique, he’s got the ability. He can run, he wo♊rks hard, he can see a pass. There’s no reason why he couldn’t do it.”
It would be a surprise if Manchester City did make a move for M𓆉addison. But the comments do perhaps highlight why Tottenham would be wise to act swiftly.
Maddison could potentially play for any team in the Premier League and do well. And with th🌃at, Spurs have to be wary of 🐼another club of making a last-ditch attempt to snatch him away.
Obviously, if Tottenham felt that they had to sign Maddison no matter what, he🐎 would probabl꧃y be through the door already. So they are not going to simply break the bank to bring him in.
But Maddison would be a brilliant 🎉signing. And Tottenham now need to focus♍ on getting a move across the line.