Tottenham face anxious wait over James Maddison tests after Arsenal injury scare

Spurs are also assessing Brennan Johnson after he suffered a hamstring problem during the north London derby

Tottenham will assess James Maddison this week, with the midfielder set for scans to determine whether he suffered any damage to his knee against Arsenal.

Maddison hyper-extended his right knee during Sunday’s 2-2 north London derby draw in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium.

The £40million summer signing was able to continue following lengthy treatment but was then substituted after 78 minutes because he was still feeling some discomfort.

Maddison was able to leave the Emirates without the need for crutches or an ice pack, and initial signs were positive.

But Spurs are due to make further checks on the 26-year-old, who has started the season in brilliant form and provided two assists for captain Heung-min Son’s equalisers against Arsenal.

Speaking after the game, Maddison said: “I had a little moment when I tackled Jorginho where I jolted my knee a little bit.

“You do not want to ever be playing in a derby where you are not at 100 per cent because it can cost the team, so I had to come off for the last little period.

“I thought the lads were brilliant. We dug deep, showed quality… 2-2 may be a fair result in the end but we left everything out there and you cannot ask any more of the players.”

Spurs will also assess £47.5m signing Brennan Johnson, who was forced off in the second half on his first Tottenham start at the Emirates with a hamstring injury.

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Sources: Tottenham fend off Newcastle United hijack to agree new signing

Tottenham fended off a late move from Newcastle United to sign wonderkid Luka Vuskovic from Hajduk Split, sources have told Football Insider.

Spurs announced the capture of the 16-year-old Croatian on Monday after finalising an agreement with Split, although he won’t join until he turns 18 in 2025.

It is believed that Newcastle had an interest in Vuskovic and made contact over a potential deal.

But they had been told that Vuskovic had already decided to sign for Tottenham.

Football Insider has learned that the London giants will pay £8.7million to Split for Vuskovic.

He has already played 11 times for the Croatian club but is yet to feature in the 2023-24 campaign

The wonderkid, who signed a deal running until 2030, will now continue his development in his homeland before joining Tottenham in 2025.

Vuskovic is also capped at Under-17 level by Croatia, and helped Split win the domestic cup with three appearances in the 2022-23 campaign.

Upon signing, the 6ft 4in star insisted it is a “great honour to see that a club like Tottenham has shown such a desire and put in so much effort to bring in a player of my age”.

He has been compared to ex-Barcelona great Gerard Pique.