Manchester United transfer news: James Maddison warned against January move by Alan Shearer
England international has been identified as one of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side’s top targets
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Your support makes all the difference.Alan Shearer has urged James Maddison to remain at Leicester City, despite Manchester United‘s interest in the England international.
Maddison, who’s scored six goals from midfield this season, has been integral in Leicester’s terrific campaign which currently sees the club sitting third in the table, 13 points ahead of United.
Leicester have been belligerent in insisting they will not sell any of their key players this month as the club looks to cement their place in next season’s Champions League and, while United have identified the 23-year-old as one of their preferred targets, Shearer agrees that Maddison should not look to leave the club.
“I totally understand why, if it’s true, Manchester United would want James Maddison because he’s a very, very good player,” Shearer told Coral.
“But I would be amazed if Leicester were to let him go in this transfer window. The way things are going at Leicester, the way he’s playing, what is at stake for Leicester… I cannot see them letting one of their top players go this January. If I was him, yes [I’d want to stay at Leicester] at this moment in time.
“When you look at the situation that Manchester United are in in terms of challenging for top four, how much they have to improve, the time that will take.
“I understand that they’re a huge football club but, in terms of where James Maddison is at this moment in time, I think he’s better off staying at Leicester certainly until the end of the season and then weigh things up again then.”
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