Norwich City are being reported this evening as having accepted a bid for James Maddison, could this be the first signing of the summer.

National media reports are saying that Saints and Norwich City have agreed a fee for their attacking midfielder, sources close to the Carrow Road club say Southampton boss Mark Hughes has been given permission to talk to the youngster after meeting the Championship club’s valuation for their star player tonight. with £20 million touted to be about to change hands.

Maddison played 41 Championship games for the Canaries last season scoring 14 times, but what was really impressive was the number of chances he created, 54 in total more than any other player in the Premier League, Bundesliga, LaLiga, Serie A and Ligue 1.

Saints are said to have been nailing down a deal with Norwich and now that first hurdle has been completed can now speak to the player, however it is likely that Saints have been speaking to the players agent for a while and are far down that track already.

Certainly the media report the deal is close and they usually have an inside track

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Colburn added 23:34 - Jun 16 Fingers crossed!
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Big_T added 00:00 - Jun 17 Will be a good signing for us, if we can get him over the line. Missus(canary fan) is gutted, he made their attack tick last season.
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perazi added 09:26 - Jun 17 Would be a great signing. He's the attacking midfielder many had believed Ward-Prowse was going to become; but never has.
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dirk_doone added 10:43 - Jun 17 Excellent news if true.
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1970 added 10:44 - Jun 17 the sell on potential will be massive, any chance of a good centre back
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davepid added 12:48 - Jun 17 Just a minute . Didn’t Norwich sell us Redmond?
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dirk_doone added 13:13 - Jun 17 Norwich also sold us Ron Davies for £55,000, dave. One of our best buys ever. Maddison is Norwich's best player, as was Ron Davies; Redmond wasn't.
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KriSaint added 16:58 - Jun 17 Sounds like a very interesting signing. What position(s) does he excel in?
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highfield49 added 18:39 - Jun 17 I presume Harrison Reed is likely to sign for Norwich if this rumour is true. If so good luck to him, one of those talented players who just doesn't quite have enough to make it at the top level. Maddison on the other hand is ready to step up to the plate. Could be a very good signing.
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SaintBrock added 21:23 - Jun 17 Koeman said that Reed was too slow in his decision making and distribution. Obviously not very bright.
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SaintBrock added 21:27 - Jun 17 OK, great but where does he fit with Lemina and Hojberg becoming well established? I'm sure he will want to be an automatic starter and not just a bench man making up the numbers. Swap for JWP doesn't solve that problem either as JWP rarely starts now
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schatfield added 01:38 - Jun 18 This would be a great buy but i read that Leicester have come in hard for him too due to them about to lose their star player, so who would he choose - Leicester who finished 9th, or Saints....I do hope we have a hold over Norwich with Reed which may sway the decision.....
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TeamCortese added 08:03 - Jun 18 SaintBrock: I think Maddison (assuming that we get him!) is more a replacement for Steven Davis and Tadic. I suspect Boufal might also be factored in but he's going to leave regardless. He looks like a decent player. My only issue is he seems a little short at 5"9 and will need time adapting to the EPL. For a club record fee coupled with the wages many would expect him to hit the ground running. Let's hope he's not our only marquee signing!

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