The Serie A club unsurprisingly have rejected Tottenham's first bid worth €40m ($47m) as Cesc Fabregas-led oufit value the young midfielder for something around €70m ($81.5m). His valuation saw a massive jump after his heroic exploits for Como last season as Fabregas' men finished 10th in the Serie A points table.

Spurs are on the lookout for some reinforcements after James Maddison was ruled out for the majority of the season.

James Maddison will miss the majority of the new campaign with a torn ACL and Spurs must now find a replacement, with a City star in their sights.

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison is set to miss the majority of the upcoming season after suffering a torn ACL during a pre-season friendly against Newcastle in South Korea

Maddison was eventually stretchered off the pitch in clear distress with what appeared to be a serious injury on the eve of the new Premier League season. And Tottenham’s worst fears have been confirmed, with the club announcing that the Englishman has suffered an ACL injury which will rule him out for the majority of the season.

Maddison went down off the ball around 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute in Tottenham's 1-1 draw with Newcastle in Seoul.

James Maddison picked up a nasty-looking injury during Tottenham Hotspur's pre-season action and the former Leicester star is now expected to be out for some time

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison will have surgery after injuring his anterior cruciate knee ligament, the Premier League club said on Thursday.

It has been confirmed that Tottenham Hotspur star James Maddison suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during their pre-season friendly against Newcastle at the weekend. The news condemns the 28-year-old to roughly seven months on the sidelines,