Let's be honest, James Maddison has, on occasions, been a bit of a prat in his younger years. Haven’t we all?
His teenage tweets about Gareth Bale being a monkey were offensive and, contrary to what the ever-diplomatic Gareth Southgate strenuously insists, there is evidence to suggest the England manager might, at times, have considered Maddison a bit of a wrong ‘un.
Although he selected Tottenham’s new signing for his World Cup squad at the end of last year, that might still be the case. Maddison is no Mason Mount, in Southgate’s eyes, that is for sure.
