{"id":242967,"date":"2023-12-05T07:48:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=242967"},"modified":"2023-12-05T07:48:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:48:22","slug":"james-maddison-opens-up-on-awkward-period-he-wore-no71-shirt-after-joining-tottenham-that-led-to-changing-room-stick-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/james-maddison-opens-up-on-awkward-period-he-wore-no71-shirt-after-joining-tottenham-that-led-to-changing-room-stick-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"James Maddison opens up on awkward period he wore No71 shirt after joining Tottenham that led to changing room 'stick' | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
JAMES MADDISON has revealed he received some light-hearted stick from his Tottenham team-mates over his shirt number.<\/strong><\/p>\n The England star was given Harry Kane's No10 shirt following the striker's move to Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n Prior to that Maddison occupied No71 for the duration of pre-season, leading his Spurs pals to joke he was always waiting for Kane's departure.<\/p>\n Maddison, 27, said he and Kane joked about the number too and the midfielder revealed he is enjoying the pressure of fulfilling the England captain's boots.<\/p>\n Asked about taking Kane's No10 shirt, Maddison told Amazon Prime:"It all happened so quick. Me and H had a bit of banter to be fair. I was wearing No71 in pre-season, I was getting a bit of stick." <\/p>\n "We wanted to see and weigh up which number I was going to wear, who leaves. There was a bit of banter 'oh Madders are you waiting for Harry to go?' in the changing room and I would have stayed 71 believe me, to keep him. <\/p>\n
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