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title: "Newcastle: Ashworth could sign £30M star over England star James Maddison"
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author: "Samuel Slaney"
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published: "2022-11-10T18:30:00Z"
modified: "2022-11-10T18:30:00Z"
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# Newcastle: Ashworth could sign £30M star over England star James Maddison

Newcastle United may find it easier to sign Leandro Trossard than James Maddison.

That is according to Sky Sports reporter [Keith Downie,](https://www.givemesport.com/88080869-newcastle-dan-ashworth-transfer-news-january-james-maddison)who believes sporting director Dan Ashworth has a more straightforward path to signing the Brighton star.

Speaking to [GIVEMESPORT](https://www.givemesport.com/88080869-newcastle-dan-ashworth-transfer-news-january-james-maddison), Downie said: *“We saw in the summer they were looking at Maddison. He plays a similar position to James Maddison. I just think out of the two of them, Trossard would probably be the easier one to get contractually.”*

## **A £30m saving?**

Whilst both Trossard and Maddison are undeniable talismanic figures for their respective sides, there is a big difference in price point.

The Belgian is valued at around [£30million](https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/23089645.newcastle-united-ready-january-move-leandro-trossard/), where as Qatar-bound James Maddison sits at a sum double that, floating around the [£60million](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/02/newcastle-fail-bid-leicester-james-maddison-transfer-window) mark.

With De Zerbi’s ideology of deploying Trossard as a centre-forward, their games are differing somewhat, with Maddison looking like the more well-rounded asset from a creative stand-point.

For instance, Maddison has created [31 chances](https://www.fotmob.com/teams/8197/stats/leicester-city/players) for Leicester in the Premier League this season and Trossard has created [19](https://www.fotmob.com/teams/10204/stats/brighton--hove-albion/players) thus far for Brighton.

Both assets have proven themselves as astounding stars for their respective sides. Maddison seems to have a higher ceiling in terms of his potential, being two years Trossard’s junior, and would help to tick off the Premier League’s quota for having a certain amount of English players in the squad.

For that, the Magpies will need to pay a premium.

As such, Trossard, garnering a very similar haul of attacking returns this season, could well serve as a more financially astute option in a deal that will allow Ashworth to use his Brighton connections once more.