Tottenham: Thomas Frank provides 'brutal' James Maddison injury update as midfielder spotted on crutches | OneFootball

Spurs midfielder set for another spell out following latest injury blow

Maddison was taken off on a stretcher in Sunday’s friendly against Newcastle

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Thomas Frank has described James Maddison’s injury as “brutal” after the midfielder was taken off on a stretcher on Sunday.

He looked distraught and the injury is a major concern for Spurs ahead of the new season, having earlier seen captain Heung-min Son bid farewell to the club before leaving.

Maddison missed the end of last season with a knee injury and now looks set for another spell on the sidelines after damaging the same knee.

Maddison looked distraught as he was taken off

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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.

Frank said: “We're pretty sure it was the same knee he injured before.”

He added: "I think sometimes in life and football things can be both beautiful and brutal. That's what we got today.

“It looks like with Madders a bad injury and then on the other side unbelievable scenes for Son from his team-mates and the respect from the Newcastle players.”

The full extent of the injury will remain unclear until the club conducts scans, though Maddison was spotted “looking devastated” on crutches after the game.

Frank added to SPURSPLAY: “We don’t know the full assessment of it yet, so we need to see that.”

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.