James Maddison injury: Huge Tottenham concern as midfielder taken off on stretcher in friendly | OneFootball

Spurs team-mate distraught as midfielder suffers fresh injury

Maddison was visibly distressed after his injury

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James Maddison was taken off on a stretcher with his head in his hands to hand Tottenham a huge injury concern ahead of the new season.

He then collapsed to the pitch in agony and remained there until he was taken off on a stretcher. His Spurs team-mates looked distraught.

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The injury to Maddison is a major worry for Spurs ahead of the new season.

Dejan Kulusevski will miss the start of the season and Spurs missed out on Morgan Gibbs-White, meaning Thomas Frank was already short of creative players.

Maddison missed the end of last season with a knee injury and had been targeting a return to full fitness and an injury-free run in the team.

Thomas Frank will provide an update on Maddison but he is now a major doubt for the start of the season.

Spurs face Paris Saint-Germain in the Super Cup next Wednesday before kicking off the new Premier League season at home to Burnley next Saturday.