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Tottenham will ramp up their pursuit of James Maddison after appointing Ange Postecoglou, with Leicester expected to lower £60m asking price for midfielder after relegation

Tottenham are poised to step up their interest in James Maddison after finalising a deal to make Ange Postecoglou their new manager this week.

Maddison will leave Leicester – who are without a boss themselves – this summer following the club’s relegation to the Championship.

The Foxes valued Maddison at about £60million when they rejected offers from Newcastle but now they are in the second tier and with only a year remaining on Maddison’s contract, they are unlikely to generate that fee.

Maddison has been on Spurs’ radar since he was a 17-year-old breaking into the first team at Coventry in the 2014-15 season.