James Maddison has been announced as a Leicester City player over the last 24 hours, this laying another rumour involving the Hammers to rest.
Despite regular bulletins from the mainstream media that the former Norwich City midfielder was a target for the Irons that was never the case
And in the end it came down to a straight fight between the Foxes and Southampton who are both reported as bidding £22 million for a player who scored 15 goals for the Canaries last season.
It seems that despite widespread speculation by some, the player had never figured on the club’s radar as City and the Saints fought it out for his signature.
The £15 million fee that had been placed on him also turned out to be incorrect and the Irons will continue to chase their own midfielder targets to replace Lanzini.
