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James Maddison explains decision to join Tottenham

James Maddison is happy with his first weeks at Tottenham.

The England midfielder joined Spurs last month from Leicester City.

He said, "I know it can be difficult to move club after being at one club for a certain period but the transition has been quite easy. Everyone made me feel welcome. It's been easy to transition. Something like this, a preseason tour can be beneficial in terms of talking to each other, learning about each other. That's what I've tried to get to do with teammates and staff. And it's been very easy.

"Every person comes to a point in life when you have to make decisions, certain things happen that will sway you one way or another. I don't want to give out details of the conversations, but I'm an ambitious guy. Always have been. I'm hungry to do well.

"I'm driven from within and that's something the manager shares. When you have a decision to make about where my next path would lead the first chat with the manager was brilliant and told me stuff I was almost thinking, and it made it very easy mate."

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