Spurs’ Maddison suffers ‘bad’ injury in friendly

James Maddison’s injury, according to Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank, “looks bad” in the pre-season game against Newcastle on Sunday.

The 28-year-old former Leicester City player pulled the ball away in the first half of Spurs’ 1-1 draw with the Magpies.

While team-mate Son Heung-min was clearly emotional as he made his final appearance for the club, the England international appeared clearly in pain and was forced to be stretchered off the field of play.

According to Frank, Maddison likely injured the same knee that he did last season when he didn’t make the Europa League final against Manchester United.

“Sometimes, in life and football, things can be both beautiful and brutal,” Frank said.

“That’s what we have today,” the statement read. It appears to have been a bad injury with Madders, followed by unbelievable scenes for Son from his team-mates and the players’ respect at Newcastle.

We’re pretty certain that it was his previous knee.

Within the first four minutes of their first meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Wales forward Brennan Johnson scored the winning goal.