Tottenham new signing James Maddison admits that manager Ange Postecoglou's words stuck with him.

The 26-year-old has put pen to paper on a long term contract with the North London club.

Maddison did have other offers, including interest from Newcastle United, but chose Spurs.

"I feel a hunger about the place," he said in his first interview with the club.

"You come here, and you get a feel for the club and the people, everything about it, and it feels brilliant. Like I said, I'm very happy and can't wait to get going.

“I spoke to the manager, spoke to Daniel [Levy] and they both spoke very highly of everything about the club and of me. Speaking to the manager was very important, how he's going to be, with that little bit of the unknown, so to have a decent chat with him and to get his thoughts on things, how he sees Spurs going this season..

"He said one thing to me on the call, I hope he won't mind me saying this, but he said, 'whether you come or not, you're going to see a completely different Spurs team under me', and that kind of stuck with me that he said that. I thought 'wow there's that same self belief that I've got in myself'.

"Things like that are so important, building a good relationship with him, with Daniel, speaking to other players, obviously, I know a lot of them anyway, and playing against them for so many years, I feel like I have such a good understanding with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and now I'm part of it, and I have this lovely white shirt on, I'm ready to go."