James Maddison News

MATT BARLOW: Thomas Frank knew there was a difficult decision to make after signing Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani in the final days of the transfer window, and he has now made it.

Spurs are scrambling for reinforcements following the injuries suffered by James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, but their attempts to land a creative spark have been repeatedly thwarted.

MATT BARLOW: The midfielder missed the end of the season including the Europa League final and his absence has fuelled their quest to sign a playmaker this summer.

MATT BARLOW: Crystal Palace star Eze is bound for his boyhood club Arsenal , who swooped on Wednesday to hijack the £60million deal put in place by their North London rivals.

The Tottenham star had struggled with a knee issue towards the tail-end of the 2024-25 season and was forced to miss out on taking part in his side's Europa League triumph in May.

SIMON JONES: Tottenham are considering a move for a £52million Serie A midfielder after learning James Maddison will miss most of the season with a ruptured ACL.

Thomas Frank suffered his first defeat as Tottenham boss on Thursday when his team were thrashed by German champions Bayern Munich. ROBERT SUMMERSCALES was watching the action.

The playmaker will now undergo surgery and begin his lengthy recovery in a nightmare for new Spurs head coach Thomas Frank.

James Maddison is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after Tottenham boss Thomas Frank revealed his knee injury suffered against Newcastle looked 'like a bad one'.

The sight of James Maddison was too much for one South Korean Tottenham fan to handle as Spurs touched down in the country to an incredible reception.

Rebekah Vardy jumped for joy as she enjoyed a sun-soaked holiday with husband Jamie and his former Leicester City team-mates in Portugal on Monday. 

Vardy's wife Rebekah posted a group photo from beachside restaurant Maria's, one of the most popular and scenic spots in the Algarve for some sunset drinks.

Maddison and Alexa - who began dating in 2020 - welcomed fraternal twins Delilah and Rome in July 2023 after Alexa gave birth to a baby boy named Leo two years earlier.

In swapping Big Ange for Flexible Frank, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has switched one of the Premier League's most unshakably principled managers for one of the most adaptable.

Maddison has become the latest Spurs player to pay tribute to Postecoglou following the manager's sacking on Friday, posting a heartfelt message nearly 24 hours after the news was confirmed.

Terry, 44, has been involved in numerous good-natured ribbings with Maddison, 28, after Tottenham won their first trophy in 17 years by beating Manchester United in the Europa League final.

SIMON JORDAN: Here are my alternative awards for the 2024-25 season, including the funniest moment, the people who proved me completely wrong and the best sports event I saw live.

John Terry has hit back at James Maddison after the Tottenham midfielder aimed a dig at him following Spurs' Europa League final win over Manchester United on Wednesday.

Tottenham earned a nail-biting 1-0 win over Man United in Bilbao to end their 17-year wait for major silverware, with Brennan Johnson's first half goal proving the difference.

NATHAN SALT AND MATT BARLOW AT SAN MAMES STADIUM: Son Heung-min joked that he is going to miss the flight home from the Europa League final after achieving 'legend' status

JAMES SHARPE: They are two of only three Spurs players to reach double figures for both goals and assists in all competitions this season, with 44 between them. The other is Son Heung-min.

Tottenham star James Maddison has expressed his frustration at missing the Europa League final due to injury. Ange Postecoglou's side secured their place in the final on Thursday night.

While Maddison is expected to be a doubt for the start of pre-season due to the three month recovery time, the 28-year-old should be fit in time for the start of the new campaign.

James Maddison is not expected to return from injury this season. The Tottenham midfielder damaged a knee in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt.

MATT BARLOW AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: There was plenty of tittering when Tottenham let it be known they would rather not be known as just Tottenham anymore.

Spurs have endured a miserable Premier League campaign and are 16th in the table, but they have reached the Europa League semi-finals where they will play Norwegian outfit Bodo/Glimt.

MATT BARLOW AT THE DEUTSCHE BANK PARK: Ange Postecoglou's team were resilient. They were mature. They defended like lions and emerged with a clean sheet.

Spurs fell to a 16th defeat in 30 Premier League games - their most in any entire campaign since 2003-04 - and were second-best in the London derby at Stamford Bridge.

MATT BARLOW AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Anxiety, brilliance, confusion. Perhaps not quite the classic A to Z of Tottenham under Ange Postecoglou.

The north Londoners were beaten in the first leg of their Last 16 tie by the Dutch side, courtesy of a hugely unlucky Lucas Bergvall own goal in the first half, in the latest blow to Tottenham Hotspur.

James Maddison netted a 13th-minute goal to guide Spurs to a much-needed 1-0 win over the Red Devils on February 18, after being heavily criticised by Roy Keane in the build-up to the match.

Tottenham star James Maddison has revealed that he has been in contact with new England manager Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel is preparing to name his first England squad.

Maddison returned to action after missing five games due to a calf injury and capitalised on Andre Onana 's error to tap home the only goal of the game in the 13th minute.

James Maddison has been backed in his row with Roy Keane - after appearing to take aim at the Irishman in celebrating Sunday's winning goal for Tottenham against Man United.

Arsene Wenger endured plenty of tough times during his 22-year spell as Arsenal manager - and rebuilt the Gunners many times. And now the legendary boss has some words of wisdom.

Michael Owen took aim at Man United's players after Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Tottenham left his club floundering in 15th place in the Premier League and set for their worst ever season. 

MATT BARLOW: James Maddison celebrated his 13th-minute winner against Manchester United with a dig, seemingly aimed at former Red Devils captain turned pundit Roy Keane.

SPURS 1-0 UNITED - MATT BARLOW AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Two famous old clubs bound together in times of trouble were separated only by a single, unspectacular goal.

Tottenham are set to be boosted by the return of several key figures for Sunday's visit of Manchester United.

Ange Postecoglou 's side have endured a nightmare campaign - derailed by injuries to their squad - which has left them 14th in the Premier League table.

Tottenham received a much-needed boost on the injury front with the return of their star defender. The Dutchman has been out with a hamstring injury since December 8.

The England international missed Spurs' 2-1 defeat by his former club Leicester on Sunday because of 'soreness' following the side's midweek win over Hoffenheim.

The club have been dealing with a plethora of injury issues this season, often fielding a patched-up side with it, at times, feeling like players have been dropping from the squad like flies.

As well covering the key figures on goals, assists and appearances, our in-depth package also lays bare passing accuracy, tackle success rate and even distance covered by the entire squad.

Neal Maupay has re-opened his age-old feud with James Maddison after copying the Tottenham star's darts celebration again. The Frenchman was on target for Marseille in a 5-1 win over Le Havre.

EXCLUSIVE: An Italian mastiff breed which has traditionally been used as a guard dog, the cane corso can weight up to 50kg and has been described as an ' XL Bully on steroids'.

James Maddison's appearance at the Ally Pally irritated some Spurs fans, with one supporter labelling the decision to watch the darts with Brennan Johnson as 'unacceptable'.

James Maddison and Brennan Johnson were spotted at Ally Pally for Gerwyn Price's last-16 clash against Jonny Clayton, just hours after Spurs' 2-2 draw with Wolves on Sunday.

MATT BARLOW AT ST MARY'S: Unfortunately for Russell Martin the euphoria of promotion has long since faded, and his tenure ended with the pain of a 45-minute obliteration.

Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke all have more than their captain, who is usually the most reliable goal source, breaking double figures in each of the last eight seasons.

City were humbled at home as they lost 4-0 against Tottenham, with James Maddison netting a brace and Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson also scoring in the rout.

MATT BARLOW: The headlines were about Manchester City hitting a wall, the goal hero was James Maddison on his birthday and Dejan Kulusevski was the best player on the pitch.

After Saturday's 4-0 hammering at home, Manchester City have now suffered five defeats in a row in all competitions - a dismal run which started with another loss to Spurs on October 30.

MATT BARLOW AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: City and their supporters were shellshocked. Their rivals will look and wonder if this is the chance, a weak point at which to strike.

The singer, 36, returned to The Colosseum in Las Vegas last weekend to continue her concert series after taking a break to perform a string of shows in Munich.

The England international detailed how he and Moore were forced to complete the journey on foot but were able to arrive undetected amongst hordes of supporters.

Ange Postecoglou will continue to be careful with Tottenham winger Mikey Moore, but would consider handing the 17-year-old a full Premier League debut with captain Son Heung-min 'unlikely' to feature.

The second-half incident had the potential to become a flashpoint, with both Maddison, Spurs' skipper on the night, and the Brazilian keen to take the set-piece.

Sofascore have collated their player ratings for every game this term and provided a definitive list of the Premier League's outstanding performers - here, Mail Sport runs the rule over their findings.

PGMOL chief Howard Webb (left) has admitted VAR made an 'error' after refusing to overturn a previous decision made during a huge Man United clash at Old Trafford.

NATHAN SALT: The Manchester United captain was shown a straight red card by referee Chris Kavanagh at Old Trafford for a foul on James Maddison.

Tottenham, remarkably, ended up losing 3-2 as Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter and Danny Welbeck scored for Brighton.

Tottenham fell apart in the second period and Brighton took full advantage as they won the game in dramatic fashion.

AADAM PATEL AT THE AMEX: Ange Postecoglou (left) insisted that Tottenham's capitulation at Brighton on Sunday was their 'worst defeat' since he took over as head coach in June 2023.

BRIGHTON 3-2 TOTTENHAM- MATT BARLOW AT THE AMEX: Spurs' five wins in a row grind to an abrupt halt as Hurzeler's team hopped above the visitors into sixth

Former Tottenham and Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov praised Spurs' team effort for their second goal against Brighton.

MATT BARLOW: The Tottenham midfielder was cut from Gareth Southgate's squad for the Euros and not included in Lee Carsley's first selection as England's interim boss, last month.

CHRIS WHEELER: Bruno Fernandes' three-match ban has been overturned after Manchester United won an appeal against his sending-off in the defeat to Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The Portuguese midfielder was sent off just before half-time after he l Spurs star James Maddison on the shin following a frustrating first 45 minutes.

Sunday's result left United with just seven points from their first six games in the Premier League this season, and it comes after a  huge summer of recruitment.

Ahead of the showdown at Old Trafford, find out who Mail Sport has included in our starting line-up - with a number of big names missing out.

MATT BARLOW AT James Maddison was full of admiration for the blistering volley by Bryan Mbeumo, his fourth goal of the season and the second time in successive Premier League outings.

Four points from their opening four Premier League matches has made for an indifferent start for a Tottenham side that last season looked like they may challenge for the title.

Gabriel scored the only goal with a header from a corner and it felt a long time coming after Tottenham's repeated panic defending corners. White then celebrated in Maddison's direction.

MATT BARLOW: James Maddison was a guest on BBC's Football Focus in the early days of the Covid lockdown when Dan Walker was presenting the show from home.

Carsley included the likes of Angel Gomes, Tino Livramento, Morgan Gibbs-White and Noni Madueke in his first squad on Thursday. But there was no place for Rashford or Maddison.

Tottenham piled more misery on Everton with a 4-0 thumping thanks to a brace from Son Heung-min and goals from Yves Bissouma and Cristian Romero.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Maddison was a fine player for Leicester but, in the eyes of some fans, his spell was tainted as he was part of the team surprisingly relegated.

Shakespeare, who was assistant to Claudio Ranieri during Leicester's incredible Premier League title success in 2015-16, passed away earlier this month aged 60 following a battle with cancer .