Tottenham boss Postecoglou: I insisted on Maddison signing

Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2023 by Tribalfootball.com

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou admits James Maddison was a signing he requested upon his appointment.

The former Leicester City midfielder has settled quickly since his summer arrival.

Postecoglou told talkSPORT: "When you talk about the support I've had since I came into the role, we signed James pretty early on which was pretty great for me. There was competition from other clubs for him but the club backed me early on to bring him in.

"I think what you've seen so far is that we've gained a player with outstanding ability but also somebody who is very, very driven to bring success to this football club. I think when you get both, sometimes you get players at different stages of their careers, but for James and the club it's the perfect time.

"He's coming here to make an impact, not just for himself individually because I think he's already done that as an individual. He wants to make an impact for this football club and I think for James Maddison and all the players, we're just at the beginning. I don't say that to dismiss that we've had an encouraging start but we've still got a long way to go in what we're trying to build.

"What we've got in Madders and Sonny and Romero, who are the new leaders of this group, they're going to play an important role in that."