Cesc Fabregas hails "complete" England star who can't get into Gareth Southgate's best XI

James Maddison has been hailed as a “complete player” by one of the Premier League's ’s greatest creators - but the Tottenham star looks set to remain a fringe member of Gareth Southgate's England squad heading towards the European Championship.

Cesc Fabregas, speaking to the BBC's Planet Premier League podcast, believes Maddison has “the personality… to make things happen” and has become a player “you would always want in your team.”

Yet despite an impressive first season for Champions League-chasing Spurs, the ex-Leicester City player remains outside of the national team’s strongest XI owing to the depth of options available to Southgate.

England face Brazil tonight and Belgium on Tuesday at Wembley as players look to stake a final claim for inclusion when the tournament arrives in June.

And Fabregas has given Maddison heaps of praise for his performances at Spurs. “Straight away you could feel he’s got the confidence,” the former Arsenal and Chelsea star said.

“He’s got the personality to demand the ball, to make things happen and to create situations. He’s good at dribbling, he is good at assisting and he can score goals. So he’s a really complete player in my opinion.

“He has a good understanding with Son and the strikers and for me he’s a fantastic player to have. And as a coach I’m sure that you need to adapt to the strengths of your players and the better quality they have, the easier it is. And definitely he is one of them you would always want in your team.”

However Fabregas did go on to raise his doubts over Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou’s daring style of play, with the World Cup winner suggesting that it is too high risk to push defenders so high.

“It is brave and you need to trust your players a lot,” Fabregas