{"id":19031,"date":"2023-03-11T20:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T20:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/11\/newcastle-jwp-may-be-maddison-alternative\/"},"modified":"2023-03-11T20:45:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T20:45:02","slug":"newcastle-jwp-may-be-maddison-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/11\/newcastle-jwp-may-be-maddison-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle: JWP may be Maddison alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"read-duration\"><span>3<\/span> minute read<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"publish-date\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-clock\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2023-03-11T20:45:02Z\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\/>11\/3\/2023 | <span>08:45pm<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- #article-meta --><\/p>\n<p>\t       \t <!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Having made remarkable progress under the management of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/eddie-howe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eddie Howe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/newcastle-united-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a> are now looking to seal a summer swoop for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/southampton-fc-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southampton<\/a> captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/james-ward-prowse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Ward-Prowse<\/a>, who has been the shining light of his relegation-threatened outfit this term.<\/p>\n<p>With Saints battling to preserve their top-flight status, bottom of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> having played 25 matches, outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-newcastle-united-well-placed-to-sign-southampton-star-james-ward-prowse-with-fire-sale-on-the-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Football Insider<\/a> recently reported that the Magpies could be posted to raid the south coast club if they fail in their bid for survival.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-tottenham-plot-move-to-sign-phenomenal-southampton-star-james-ward-prowse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">report<\/a> that divisional rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/aston-villa-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aston Villa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tottenham-hotspur-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> were also keen admirers of the maestro, and with such intense and increasing interest in his name, United\u2019s technical director Dan Ashworth would be prudent to make the requisite moves in taking the lead in the race before the season\u2019s conclusion, putting in the groundwork that could swing the odds in the pivotal moments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-shortcode-web-stories-embed web-stories-embed alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 1.666667; --width: 360px; --height: 600px\">\n\t\t\t\t<amp-story-player><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/web-stories\/read-the-latest-newcastle-transfer-rumours-and-news-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/amp-story-player>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hailed as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkSPORT\/status\/1511335348198166531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sensational<\/a>\u201d by former Premier League forward Darren Bent, Ward-Prowse is valued at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballtransfers.com\/en\/players\/james-wardprowse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a336.5m<\/a> by Football Transfers, with his contract at St. Mary\u2019s Stadium running until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/fc-southampton\/vertragsende\/verein\/180\/vertragsendeJahr\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?220602-83346\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on FootballFanCast.com<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Is Ward-Prowse similar to James Maddison?<\/h3>\n<p>With the interest in Ward-Prowse starting to gain steam, his prospective summer arrival on Tyneside could spell the end of speculation surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/leicester-city-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leicester City\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/james-maddison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Maddison<\/a>, with rumours of a transfer to Newcastle not subsiding after the pursuit last summer.<\/p>\n<p>The outfit failed with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/12040\/12663672\/james-maddison-newcastle-make-second-transfer-bid-in-region-of-50m-for-leicester-midfielder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a350m<\/a> bid for the dynamic midfielder after previously seeing a \u00a340m proposal rejected, with the Foxes demanding at least \u00a360m for one of their most coveted assets.<\/p>\n<p>Considering Maddison\u2019s dead-ball prowess \u2013 which was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballdaily\/status\/1590713681163292674?t=_ecd2SE03Ngc9-b6EMyBUA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hailed<\/a> by England boss Gareth Southgate \u2013 bears striking similarities to Ward-Prowse\u2019s \u2013 who has been dubbed a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxBretosSports\/status\/1626974761246146561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">set-piece master<\/a>\u201d by broadcaster Maximiliano Bretos \u2013 Howe could have a tailor-made fallback that could even surpass the impact the former might make.<\/p>\n<p>Having scored an incredible 17 direct free-kicks in the Premier League, the <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3515d404\/James-Ward-Prowse#all_wages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a3100k-per-week<\/a> Saint is now just one behind tying Manchester United legend David Beckham in the <a href=\"https:\/\/theanalyst.com\/eu\/2023\/03\/most-free-kick-goals-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">all-time leaderboard<\/a>, having recently netted the winner with a swooping effort in a crucial victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/team\/football\/southampton\/45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sofascore<\/a>, the ace\u2019s 7.25 average league rating this term is the highest in the Southampton squad, highlighting his importance to an outfit desperate for a leader to steer them away from danger, and if he could carry that energy to Newcastle, a team fighting for silverware and European football, such endeavours could be achieved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/player\/james-ward-prowse\/161717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">With<\/a> six goals and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/player\/james-ward-prowse\/161717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">seven<\/a> \u2018big chances\u2019 created from 25 matches, Ward-Prowse averages 1.2 shots and 2.1 key passes per outing, completing 83% of his passes and making 1.7 tackles per match, also winning 48% of his duels, illustrating the profound impact across each department of the midfield that indeed cements the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaelenjones\/status\/1104421770407395328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hero<\/a>\u201d \u2013 as lauded by writer Kaelen Jones \u2013 as one of the most robust and energetic engines in the country.<\/p>\n<p>With Maddison \u2013 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/player\/james-maddison\/356398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">has<\/a> scored nine goals and created five \u2018big chances\u2019 in the league \u2013 proving to be a difficult Fox to prise away from the den, Ward-Prowse could indeed be the perfect alternative, and, if Southampton do fall into the Championship, clinching his signature could be both cost-effective and far less strenuous.<\/p>\n<p>And given his talismanic role, his ability in the final third, and the set-piece \u2018mastery\u2019 of the 28-year-old, the quality of his play could be invaluably injected into Howe\u2019s enthralling project on Tyneside instead of Maddison.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t    <!-- Article End -->\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '624174331737451');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours\/newcastle-united-james-ward-prowse-james-maddison-southampton-transfer-opinion-eddie-howe-premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" 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