Daniel Levy has given Ange Postecoglou something Mauricio Pochettino never had at Tottenham
James Maddison has a pivotal role to play for Tottenham under Ange Postecoglou as the club look to get back on track and challenge at the top once again
It's fair to say that some Tottenham fans feared a repeat of the Jack Grealish transfer saga when it came to the club's summer move for James Maddison. About to enter the final year of his Leicester City contract and destined to leave the King Power Stadium following their relegation from the Premier League, any low offer from Daniel Levy would have opened up the door for others to come in and potentially see Tottenham lose out on a priority target.
That was not the case, however, as Spurs saw their £40million offer accepted and the England international went on to pen a long-term deal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the process. Five years earlier, Spurs had their eye on another Championship ace but a deal for Grealish never came to fruition.
Viewed as a player that Mauricio Pochettino could take to the next level as he plotted Tottenham's bright future, Grealish himself was certain that he would become a Tottenham player and a £25million transfer appeared to be set in stone. A move never materialised, though, and it proved to be a golden opportunity wasted for Levy and Spurs, especially with the attacker going on to new heights before joining Man City for an eye-watering £100m fee three years later.
His best chance came minutes before the interval as his low shot in the area was saved by Rohaizad, with Kane then blazing over on the rebound. Also more than playing his part in a creative sense, most notably after almost finding Son Heung-min at the back post following a weaving run into the area, Maddison linked up well with Destiny Udogie and the South Korean to make
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