James Maddison, the highly rated young Norwich City attacking midfielder, is at the centre of a tug of war between six Premier League clubs for his signature.

The 21-year-old has emerged as one of the country’s most promising talents after impressing for Norwich this season en route to being named in the PFA Championship team of the year.

Maddison, who has scored 15 goals for Norwich this term, including a hat-trick in a 4-3 win at Hull City last month, is valued at around £25 million and is attracting interest from a host of top flight clubs.

Tottenham, Arsenal, Everton and newly crowned Premier League champions Manchester City are jostling for his signature. But Southampton and Brighton are also believed to be in the hunt for Maddison, even if their prospects could be damaged if either club suffer relegation to the Championship this season.

Maddison’s preference would ideally be to join a club where he has a realistic chance of regular first team football.