This is from the telegraph. Sounds like newcastle don’t want to spend all their budget on maddison.
As revealed by Telegraph Sport at the start of May, Leicester City’s James Maddison is
at the top of Newcastle’s wanted list and a deal is slowly progressing for the England international. However, claims that Newcastle are the clear front runners for his signature are premature and they still face a battle to agree a fee with Leicester for the 26-year-old.
The recently-relegated Championship club have asked for as much as £60 million for Maddison and Newcastle are not willing to offer that much as they look to spread their budget as far as it will go. Some supporters may well be alarmed by the thought of limited numbers arriving given the initial plan was to sign four or five players in this window, but quality over quantity is the new mantra.