Thomas Frank: Spurs ‘need to look into' James Maddison replacement, Dominic Solanke available ‘quite soon'
Frank spoke after Tottenham's friendly 4-0 defeat to Bayern Munich after the club confirmed earlier on Thursday that the 28-year-old midfielder requires surgery on the right knee injury he sustained during Sunday's game against Newcastle United.
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'We are definitely in the market in general,' Frank said when asked if the injury escalates their search for a No 10. 'Of course, when players get a long term injury we need to look into that.
'(The injury is) devastating news for the team and for Maddison. No doubt that we will miss him, and he will miss us.'
Sunday's match against Newcastle was only Maddison's second game back since the 2024-25 season was cut short for him through a knee injury.
Frank also provided injury updates on Dejan Kulusevski who will be 'out for a long time' and Destiny Udogie, who he says they will know more about in the next couple of days but is 'not worried' about. The head coach also said Dominic Solanke will be available 'quite soon', he hopes for the start of the season.
Tottenham's first game of the Premier League season will be against Burnley on August 16. They next play in the Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain on August 13.
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