James Maddison has been on the sidelines for Tottenham for a long time.
Watching a creative maestro miss 247 days of competitive football is agonizing for the N17 faithful. Playmaker James Maddison suffered a devastating anterior cruciate ligament tear against Newcastle in South Korea last August. He has already missed the majority of the 2025-2026 season.
Tottenham Hotspur deeply misses his magical spark while sitting seventeenth in the Premier League table. They hover just one point above the relegation zone. A training clip emerged on April 8 showing him performing strength work on both legs. Panic spread regarding his injured right leg.
Fans suggested the muscle mass looked significantly smaller. Others speculated that terrible camera angles caused the terrifying visual. The midfielder shut down that narrative by sharing a straight-on recording. His personal footage proved that the overall muscle mass remains perfectly equal across both legs.
James Maddison targets Premier League return as Roberto De Zerbi evaluates depleted Tottenham squad options
The defiant star playfully tagged @spursofficial on Instagram and wrote “Admin needs to work on the angles of videoing.” Former interim boss Igor Tudor previously offered an encouraging update to football.london reporters in March, as he revealed the player is sprinting confidently.
Tudor told reporters that Maddison is doing interesting things with the ball. The manager specifically added, “I saw him. He is positive. He is positive.” New manager Roberto De Zerbi has not publicly commented on whether the 29-year-old will actually feature before May.
The injured maestro clearly anticipates playing for the new tactician. He eagerly liked the managerial announcement video within exactly three minutes of it being posted last week. Having their creator back on the pitch would massively boost their overall survival hopes.