Frank fearing the worst after ‘brutal’ Maddison injury | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has confirmed he fears the worst after James Maddison suffered a serious injury in pre-season.

Spurs drew 1-1 with Newcastle in South Korea in the final match of their pre-season tour of Asia. Maddison came off the bench with only 15 minutes remaining, however he went down injured just ten minutes later.

It looked to be a serious problem for the midfielder, who was stretchered off the pitch.

“James Maddison’s injury looks bad. It was a brutal moment,” Frank confirmed.

Following a five minute cameo on Thursday, it was just the Englishman’s second appearance of pre-season. He spent the end of last season sidelined with a knee injury, which he may now have re-aggrevated.

Frank said: “We’re pretty sure it was the same knee he injured before.”

If the injury is as bad as it looks, the 28-year-old could be ruled out for a significant spell at the start of the season. Spurs begin their Premier League campaign in just under two weeks time at home against Burnley.

Today’s game was also significant as it may have been Heung-min Son’s final appearance in a Tottenham shirt. Spurs’ captain recently revealed his intention to leave the club, and he bid farewell to supporters in his native country today.

Frank continued: “I think sometimes in life and football things can be both beautiful and brutal. That’s what we got today.

“It looks like with Madders a bad injury and then on the other side unbelievable scenes for Son from his team-mates and the respect from the Newcastle players.”

“First we had the walkaround and then the team-mates gathered around and he was emotional.

“In the changing room it was more of the same. I just said a few things but not much because it’s about Sonny and then he said a few things. It was beautiful.