The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has had a tough time with injuries over the past 12 months and suffered a new problem at the weekend
James Maddison fractured his shoulder during the Premier League match between Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday
Tottenham midfielder James Maddison should be back in action within a couple of weeks after suffering a fractured shoulder on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
The 29-year-old missed all but the final three matches of the club’s near disastrous season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered during Son Heung-min’s final game for Spurs last pre-season. The England international was then unable to play during this summer’s tour to New Zealand and Australia after suffering a little problem that prevented him from training for a week.
Maddison did return to play 45 minutes in the final pre-season match against Hoffenheim at Hotspur Way and then came off the bench in the second half for 25 minutes of Tottenham’s 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday to open their Premier League season. During that cameo appearance the midfielder suffered a slight fracture to his shoulder after falling awkwardly.
Roberto De Zerbi said the player would miss Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup second round clash with Charlton Athletic because of the “small injury”.
That did not dampen speculation that Maddison was set for another prolonged spell on the sidelines, but football.london understands that he should be back and able to play within a couple of weeks.
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“I’m working so hard to try and be fully fit and available for the majority of the season,” Maddison said in an interview with the BBC last week.
“I want just a fully fit, healthy season where I can just enjoy football. Because if I’m fully fit and I’m healthy, then I know what I’m capable of. And I know that I can affect games more than a lot of players in this league. So, let’s just hope for that.”
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