James Maddison Injury: Suffers bad setback

Maddison suffered a bad setback from his knee injury in Sunday's pre-season friendly against Newcastle in South Korea and was stretchered off the pitch late in the game, coach Thomas Frank confirmed in a press conference. "It's most likely he has a bad injury, we need to be honest with that, it's the same knee as the previous injury. Of course, we don't know the full assessment of it, so we need to see that."

Maddison will need to be assessed in the coming days after suffering a serious-looking setback to his previously injured knee. This is unfortunate news since the Spurs playmaker had just returned from a long-term injury, and the setback will likely cause him to miss another extended period, including the start of the Premier League. His timeline for return is still unknown, but his absence could allow newcomer Joao Palhinha to take on a larger role in the Tottenham midfield from the outset.