Tottenham manager Angelos Postekoglu confirmed that James Maddison is ready for the match against Manchester City in the round of 16 of the English FA Cup (Friday, 21.00).
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The “singers” midfielder injured his ankle on November 6 in a match against Chelsea and has not been part of Postekoglu’s team since then.
The strategist of the London team pointed out that Madison “has been training all week and is fine”, and that he could immediately be in the starting 11.
The English representative has scored three goals and five assists in 11 matches in the Premier League since arriving at White Hart Lane from Leicester last summer.
Without him, Tottenham have lost four of their five Championship matches and Maddison has missed 11 games in all competitions.
“He trained all Sunday and he’s fine. He’s back and he’s ready to start. I’ll see if he’ll be in the squad when I decide, and I make those decisions on the day of the game. The beauty is that he’s had a really good week and he’s ready to start.” , said the Greek-born Australian.
Madison’s return to the team will alleviate the absence of Son Hong-min, who is with South Korea at the Asian Cup, as well as the appearance of Papa Sara and Yves Bisuma at the African Cup of Nations with Senegal and Mali. Also, the “singers” cannot count on Dejan Kulusevski, who will surely miss the match with Manchester City due to illness, just as he did not play in the draw against Manchester United (2:2).
After the FA Cup, Tottenham will welcome Brentford in the Premier League on Wednesday, January 31.