James Maddison insists he has not been teasing Harry Kane about Tottenham Hotspur’s terrific start to the season, and admits he wishes the striker was still a part of the squad.
When Spurs signed James Maddison in the summer, fans were tantalised by the prospect of the playmaker’s creativity and what it could do in conjunction with Harry Kane‘s incredible finishing ability.
Sadly, the pair barely got to play alongside one another in the white of Tottenham, as Kane left for Bayern Munich at the start of August.
Despite initial concern in the wake of Kane’s departure, Spurs have been flying under new manager Ange Postecoglou, and currently find themselves top of the Premier League table.
Maddison has been integral to that success, with the 26-year-old providing two goals and five assists in the first eight games of the season (Transfermarkt). Some have even claimed the midfielder has replaced Kane, in many ways.
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Maddison wishes Kane had stayed at Spurs
Like many Spurs fans, Maddison has admitted he wishes Kane was still at the club, and said he had not been taunting the England captain about how the Lilywhites have flourished in his absence.
When asked by talkSPORT if the topic had come up, Maddison said: “No! Harry is the best number nine in the world I think, to be honest, I’m not sure there’s anyone better. So there’s been none of that.
“I wish we could have kept Harry, obviously, but he has gone on to his new journey and started brilliantly as I knew he would as he was a top player and a top professional, so none of that. Just a new chapter for both of us.”
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It is interesting to wonder how things would be if Kane had stayed. I honestly don’t think we would be doing so well, but it’s all a bit of a Schrodinger’s Cat situation really; we will never know if Kane would have made us better right now, or hindered our evolution.
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