Latest Leicester City news as former Tottenham midfielder Danny Murphy reveals he is ‘disappointed for’ James Maddison after his £40m move to north London

Pundit and former Tottenham midfielder Danny Murphy is “disappointed for” James Maddison after he joined Spurs from Leicester City for £40million.

Maddison also had interest from Newcastle in the transfer market, but opted for Tottenham and is now plying his trade in north London under Ange Postecoglou. But for ex-Tottenham man Murphy, that was the wrong decision.

“He sees everything, he always moves into the right place,” Murphy told talkSPORT. “He knows where people are. I’m actually disappointed for him in some ways because I think he’s a Champions League player.”

When it was suggested that Maddison could be playing in the Champions League for Tottenham come 2024-25, Murphy added: “He might, but it’s a risk. He’s not now. I thought he would get a club that’s in the Champions League.”

It comes after Maddison admitted he didn’t want to leave Leicester on a “sour note”, saying that relegation was something that has permanently “scarred” him.

He said: “I was there for five years, built such a brilliant relationship with everyone at the club: the fans, the owner, the staff. It didn’t end how I wanted it to. I didn’t want it to end on that sour note, and I think that will probably have scarred me forever, to be honest.

“Not to go too deep, but I didn’t want to leave on that sour note of relegation, just because I think so highly of the club. It’s almost like a bit of a pride hit for us players, us being the players who took Leicester back to the Championship, which isn’t nice.”