Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- Tottenham midfielder James Maddison is expected to miss most of the upcoming Premier league season after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament.

The England international missed the end of the 2024/25 campaign with a knee injury but featured in pre-season under new boss Thomas Frank.

Maddison collapsed in pain during a 1-1 draw with Newcastle in South Korea on Sunday with no one around him and left the pitch on a stretcher late in the game.

Spurs' worst fears have now been confirmed, with the player facing surgery.

"We can confirm that James Maddison will undergo surgery for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee," said a club statement.

"The 28-year-old midfielder suffered the injury during o...