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[Sports Illustrated] New Tottenham Hotspur signing James Maddison, 26, has reflected on his move to the English Premier League club.
“I didn’t come to Tottenham because of Kane,” said Maddison, who joined Spurs in the wake of Harry Kane’s departure to Bayern Munich, in an interview published by The Sun on Aug. 8 (KST).
“It’s not that I wanted the number 10 shirt. I didn’t want the number 10 shirt because it means one thing and I don’t want it to be a number without an owner,” Maddison said.
“I didn’t want Kane to leave. But when Kane left, the number 10 became available and the club asked me. Of course I wanted to wear it. It’s my favorite number. I got the number 10 tattooed, I’ve loved that number since I was a kid,” he said.
Harry Kane leaves Tottenham to join Bayern Munich
Harry Kane leaves Tottenham to join Bayern Munich
Harry Kane wore the number 10 shirt for Tottenham Hotspur until last season.
“I’m not naive enough to have joined Tottenham thinking there was no chance of Kane leaving,” he said, emphasizing, “I didn’t come to Tottenham because of Kane.”
Maddison joined Spurs from Leicester City in the summer transfer window. Spurs were in need of a creative attacking midfielder following the departure of Christian Eriksen and spent £40 million on Maddison.
카지노사이트Maddison has worn the number 10 shirt since joining Leicester City from Norwich City in the 2018-19 season.
In pre-season, he wore No. 71 due to the lack of a number, but he was given the No. 10 shirt when Kane left for Bayern Munich.
After replacing Kane as Tottenham’s new number 10, Maddison scored two goals and provided two assists in four Premier League games, establishing himself as an integral part of manager Enze Postecoglou and Spurs’ tactics. While he’s not a direct replacement for Kane due to his positioning, he’s filling the role that Kane played until last season.
James Maddison has led Tottenham Hotspur to three wins and a draw in their opening four games.
James Maddison has led Tottenham Hotspur to three wins and a draw in their opening four games.
James Maddison has led Tottenham Hotspur to three wins and a draw in their opening four games.
James Maddison has led Tottenham Hotspur to three wins and a draw in their opening four games.
“I think Kane is the best No. 9 striker in the world,” Maddison said. “I think he’s the best No. 9 striker in the world. It would have been great to play a few more games with him in pre-season,” Maddison said. “But Bayern Munich is a huge club. I wish Kane the best of luck.”
“Kane is probably the best player to ever play for Tottenham. He has cemented his legacy as a legend. He has nothing to prove.”
“But we have some great players at Tottenham. Especially up front. We can give the manager the flexibility to play the way he wants.”
After parting ways with Kane and reuniting with Maddison, Spurs are second in the Premier League with three wins and a draw from four games, two points behind Manchester City.