TOTTENHAM have handed Harry Kane’s vacant number ten shirt to summer signing James Maddison.
Kane wore number ten at Spurs for eight years prior to his move to Bayern Munich, which was confirmed on Saturday.
Maddison, 26, was assigned the number 71 jersey after arriving from Leicester for £45million.
He wore that number throughout pre-season but had the number 10 on his back for Spurs’ opening game of the season against Brentford.
A short club statement on the change read: “We can confirm that James Maddison will wear the number 10 shirt moving forward.”
Maddison marked his first match with the famous number by producing an assist for Cristian Romero to open the scoring against the Bees.
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The England international produced a wonderful free-kick which was headed in by Romero, who came off moments later with concussion.
It has been a positive few days for Maddison as he was named club vice-captain.
Son Heung-min takes over as captain from Hugo Lloris and new boss Ange Postecoglou praised the winger’s leadership qualities.
He said: “I’m looking forward to working with him.
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“He’s another one that I think shows real leadership qualities.
“I look at him and he’s pretty much a conduit for the whole squad. He mixes in all groups. I don’t think it’s just because he’s popular. What he’s done in the game he has a certain standing in the game.
“It’s good to see that influence on the group. He’s got a massive influence on the group which doesn’t surprise me because I know he’s a leader for his nation and he’s been an icon for his nation for a long time.
“He carries that really well for someone who has been in the spotlight for that long. He has enormous respect among the players.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
