Laicester City midfielder James Maddison has revealed that his final game for Norwich City was "the darkest place he has been in football".
The 23-year-old midfielder picked up a knee ligament injury in the last match of the 2017/18 season as Norwich lost 5-1 to Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship. Initially, the injury required surgery but, fortunately, it was better than first feared.
The knee ligament damage nearly prevented Maddison from securing a Premier League move and that is why he is grateful for the Foxes
, who took a “risk” to pay £20 million for an injured player.
In an interview with the Eastern Daily Press ahead of the clash with Norwich, Maddison said:
"It was the darkest place I have been in football. I was in tears in the changing room while the game was still going on. If you knew how I felt on that last day. As soon as I stood up I knew something wasn't right. My knee was almost wobbly and I was putting it on the floor but not really feeling any weight through it. You think the worst straight away, that I've done my cruciate or whatever. I tried to continue, had a little jog, couldn't do it so had to go off and the knee swelled up almost straight away. That's why I was so grateful to Leicester, the owners, Claude Puel the manager at the time, because they bought an injured player really. It was a risk. They paid £20m or whatever it was and it's why I will always be grateful to Leicester."
Source-
Leicestershire Live