James Maddison holds no grudge over Euro 2024 omission

James Maddison says he holds no grudge against former England boss Gareth Southgate for axing him from his Euro 2024 squad.

The Tottenham midfielder was a high-profile omission when Southgate announced his final 26-man group for this summer’s tournament in Germany.

Maddison had stepped off the bench for England in their warm-up match against Bosnia-Herzegovina two days earlier but had an inconsistent second half of last season following injury.

The 27-year-old, who started in Tottenham’s opening 1-1 draw at former club Leicester on Monday night, told Sky Sports he had to accept Southgate’s decision.

He said: “Well you have no choice. You can’t change it once it’s happened. I was disappointed.

“Gareth’s a great man though. He explained his reasons. He’s a good person. It was never personal, we have a great relationship actually.

“I messaged him not long ago to congratulate him on his England managerial career and wished him well.

“There’s no hatred towards that. I knew it was a business decision, which he thought was best for the team, no doubt about that.

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