Tottenham’s Maddison to miss EURO qualifiers with ankle injury،
James Maddison has withdrawn from England’s upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia due to an ankle injury, his club Tottenham Hotspur confirmed on Friday.
The 26-year-old was substituted in first-half stoppage time during Spurs’ 4-1 home defeat to rivals Chelsea after falling to the ground without contact. This match ended Ange Postecoglou’s undefeated start to the season with Spurs.
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Maddison has three goals and five assists in 11 Premier League appearances since arriving in north London following Leicester City’s relegation in June.
He joins a long injury list at Spurs which includes Micky van de Ven, Richarlison, Ivan Perisic, Ben Davies and Manor Solomon.
“We can confirm that James Maddison has been withdrawn from the England squad due to an ankle injury,” Spurs said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “[Maddison] will remain at Hotspur Way for rehabilitation with the club’s medical staff. »
Second-placed Spurs, who are one point behind leaders Manchester City after 11 matches, travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
England face Malta in Group C at Wembley next Friday and travel to North Macedonia three days later.
