James Maddison taken off on stretcher as Spurs suffer huge injury blow before new season

Tottenham star James Maddisonwas stretchered off in clear distress during Spurs' pre-season clash with Newcastle. The injury appeared to be relatively innocuous as Maddison stumbled and limped to the side of the pitch.

He then crumpled to the floor needing medical treatment, while he was then carried off by doctors. The injury occurred with just four minutes of the game remaining in Seoul.

Maddison's issue will be of huge concern to new boss Thomas Frank, with Spurs' season opener against Burnley coming in less than a fortnight's time. Before that, they take on Bayern Munich in their final friendly ahead of the UEFA Super Cup clash with French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

Maddison has made 75 appearances for Spurs since his switch from Leicester in 2023. In that time, he has scored 16 goals and provided 21 assists, while helping the club to the Europa League title last term.

The score against Newcastle was finely poised ahead of Maddison's injury at 1-1 after goals from Brennan Johnson and Harvey Barnes. The match also represented Son Heung-min's final one with the club, having confirmed his intent to leave in a press conference.

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He captained Spurs in his home country and exited the pitch just after the hour mark in tears. Confirming his departure, he said: "Thank you for having us again here in Korea for the second year in a row. Everybody really appreciates it. It’s just incredible. Yesterday at the airport we felt the welcome. Everybody loved this and can’t wait to play tomorrow.

"Before we start, I just want to share the information that I have decided to leave this club this summer. Respectfully, this club is helping me to make my decision. I just want to share this before we start."

Son has so far remained quiet on his next club but is expected to complete a switch to Major League Soccer side LAFC. Spurs have already added to their attacking positions ahead of Son's exit.

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Mohammed Kudus completed a big-money move from West Ham, while Spurs chose to sign Mathys Tel permanently from Bayern Munich. Kevin Danso's permanent option was also activated, with young defenders Luka Vuskovic and Kota Takai also completed switches to North London.

They are close to completing a move for Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha, who is due to sign for Spurs on a season-long loan.

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