James Maddison deletes Gareth Bale & Tottenham tweets before £40m move | OneFootball

James Maddison deleted old tweets criticising both Tottenham Hotspur and Gareth Bale before his £40m switch to the north London club.

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Spurs confirmed the deal on Wednesday evening, noting that the England international had signed a five-year deal at Hotspur Way.

However, the 26-year-old could be in a spot of bother with his new teammates over his series of awkward tweets.

What did James Maddison tweet about Spurs?

The tweets, which took place when Maddison was a teenager, read: “I hate Gareth Bale with a passion, calm down you monkey, Wilshere is 10x better than you chimpanzee,” and “Hope Luis Suarez destroys Tottenham today, don't like Spurs! Especially that monkey that everyone’s on about!”

Maddison, who was playing for Coventry City’s youth team at the time, will be hoping that Spurs fans are in forgiving moods, otherwise, his start to life at the club could be extremely difficult.

However, Maddison may have clawed back some respect from Spurs fans as another, more recent, Twitter post has emerged from the midfielder praising Spurs’ all-time top goalscorer Harry Kane.

The tweet from 2021 reads: “Harry Kane… best centre forward in world football for me. People tried to talk because he didn’t score for a couple of games, but goes back to that old saying, form is temporary, but class is permanent.”

But, with Bayern Munich reportedly reaching an 'agreement in principle' with Kane and the Spurs star looking to leave the club, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium could be a lonely place for Maddison.

Despite this, Maddison will be looking to continue his stellar form from the 2022/23 season having recorded an impressive 19-goal contributions for Leicester City. His efforts, though, weren't enough to steer the club away from relegation, as the Foxes dropped down to the Championship just seven years after raising the Premier League trophy.

Spurs fans will be hoping Maddison settles well under new manager Ange Postecoglou as the club look to put a difficult 12 months behind them and finally land some long-awaited silverware.