Tottenham Hotspur legend Glenn Hoddle wishes James Maddison had joined Spurs years ago.
The White Hart Lane icon, who manages the X, admits he would have liked to see Maddison play alongside Harry Kane and Son Heung-min at Spurs. Maddison has been a revelation at Tottenham Hotspur since joining Spurs for £40m in the summer. The 26-year-old has an impressive two goals and four assists in seven Premier League games for Tottenham.
Maddison’s efforts helped Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs move up to second in the table with 17 points, just one behind Manchester City. Unfortunately, Kane left Tottenham before he could participate in competitions alongside the former Leicester player.
And Hoddle can’t help but wonder what might’ve been had Spurs brought Maddison to N17 years ago.
Our point of view
There are times when you can’t help but wonder what could have been.
And with Maddison, there were opportunities where Spurs could have signed him years ago.
According to the Evening Standard, Tottenham decided against a move for Maddison when he was a Coventry teenager in 2015.
Maddison’s trajectory was stratospheric, excelling at Norwich before then making a huge name for himself at Leicester.
That said, there’s no point dwelling on what could’ve been. Besides, things could’ve gone completely differently.
What if Spurs did sign Maddison but then he didn’t make it into the Tottenham first-team, was sold, and ended up playing in the EFL working his way back up?
Chances are he wouldn’t be the same player he is today.
