‘Playing with him is a joy’: Son pours praise on Maddison’s Tottenham impact

Summer signing is missing link Spurs have needed, says forwardSon enjoying ‘fun’ of playing under Postecoglou

Son Heung-min believes Tottenham have located a much-needed missing link in James Maddison after the £40m summer signing registered his first goal for the club in Saturdays’s 2-0 victory at Bournemouth. Maddison opened the scoring, applying the finishing touch to a slick move, before Dejan Kulusevski doubled the visitors’ advantage. Son, the new Tottenham captain, says the England midfielder is the type of attack-minded player the team have craved in recent years.

Maddison joined Spurs from relegated Leicester and starred in Tottenham’s first away win of the season. Jude Bellingham, Maddison’s England teammate, described the 26-year-old’s performance at Bournemouth as “a joy” on Instagram while his manager, Ange Postecoglou, said he has been overjoyed with Maddison’s start to life at Spurs. “When we are talking about Madders we could stay here all day,” Son said. “He’s a really good player. For a couple of years we needed this kind of player to create chances and make passes, which is very important. Playing with him is a joy. Hopefully he can score and assist many goals.”