Barcelona to trigger €120 million release clause of Manchester United target, Cristiano Ronaldo makes Juventus bid €85 million for top Barcelona target and more: Transfer Roundup, 4 June 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Jul 22, 2022 23:40 GMT

Barcelona are closer than ever to securing their biggest deal of the summer

Manchester United move into pole position to sign Leicester's James Maddison

James Maddison has had an impressive season in the Premier League winning fans over with his fleet-footedness and creativity. As such, his exploits did not go unnoticed and is being courted by 4 Premier League giants: Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

If the latest reports in England are to be believed, Manchester United have now edged past their competition in their bid to secure the English midfielder's signing. Leicester want £60 million for their primary source of creativity on the field and will not accept anything less if they are to let go of the 22-year-old.

The report adds that United are yet to table an official bid and the move is in the enquiries and discussions stage. But the fact remains that they have now made Maddison a priority. James Maddison is responsible for creating the most number of goalscoring chances in the Premier League in the 2018-19 season.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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