Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison was stretchered off the field with a knee injury in the 1-1 draw to Newcastle United in their final Asia preseason tour game.

James Maddison’s injury setback could see Tottenham Hotspur accelerate their pursuit of Leicester City playmaker Bilal El Khannouss Tottenham Hotspur have been plunged into a dire situation after the devastating blow to creative midfielder James Maddison has forced them back into the transfer market.

Maddison was stretchered off in Spurs’ 1-1 friendly draw with Newcastle United in South Korea, leaving Thomas Frank with a major headache ahead of the fast-approaching 2025-26 campaign. It looks as though the club will have to spend some money to address the issue and we’ve identified six creative midfielders for Tottenham to target in the transfer market.