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Another dramatic Premier League weekend saw wins for Liverpool, Man City and Man United - but who makes it into Mail Sport's latest Power Rankings?

Tottenham will face some competition from French side Monaco for Fulham centre back Tosin Adarabioyo. After selling Harry Kane for £100m, Spurs are prepared to loosen the purse strings.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It was towards the end of first-half stoppage time when a Bournemouth fan decided to taunt James Maddison during a break of play. His response was to point to a scoreboard.

The summer signing's first match at the north London ground since his £45 million move to Tottenham in June saw him play for 90 minutes plus nine minutes of injury time.

The 19-year-old was given the nod from the start in Monday's uninspiring Premier League opener against Wolves but failed to impress and was replaced by Jadon Sancho on the hour.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Cristiano Romero will be available for their clash with Man United on Sunday.

Throw in more than a few outrageous penalty decisions and even a 76-year-old Roy Hodgson squaring up to a man 50 years his junior and you've got a recipe for all out entertainment.

Tottenham's Cristian Romero was forced off with a head injury just seconds after putting his team ahead in their game at Brentford.

MATT BARLOW AT THE GTECH STADIUM: They fixed the toilets in time to start but forgot to plug the leaks as life without Harry Kane started with a deluge of goals.

Tottenham's Cristian Romero was forced off with a head injury just seconds after scoring his team's opening goal in an eventful start to their game at Brentford.

INTERVIEW BY NATHAN SALT: Maddison is 26 now, no longer the rising star that Tottenham kept tabs on. He arrives in north London to be the main creative midfielder.

Leicester City fullback James Justin has insisted he wants to stay with the Foxes despite relegation from the Premier League and teammates James Maddison and Harvey Barnes leaving

James Maddison, who headed to north London in a £45million move from relegated Leicester City this summer, has a close friendship with Harry Kane, with both keen golfers away from football.

The view as Pep Guardiola opened his curtains in Tokyo last week was not a bad one. Right beneath the five-star Conrad Hotel stands the famous Hamarikyu Gardens.

New Tottenham midfielder James Maddison has performed Jason Mraz's I'm Yours for his initiation during the club's pre-season tour.

Recap coverage of Leicester's pre-season clash with Tottenham, as Ange Postecoglou's preparation for the new season continues, with Mail Sport's live blog of Sunday's match below.

MATT BARLOW: Having flown in through a tropical storm and trained through a torrential downpour, James Maddison warmed happily to the prospect of ending Tottenham's infamous drought.

Newcastle United have agreed a £38m fee with Leicester City for English winger Harvey Barnes. The 25-year-old will fill the void in Eddie Howe's side left by the departing Allan Saint Maximin.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Leicester are ready to cash-in on several stars with Kelechi Iheanacho available to Premier League clubs for the right price while Harvey Barnes is set to join Newcastle.

Barnes is a prominent target for the Magpies and is set to be sold this summer, with the Foxes valuing the winger around the £35-40m mark. The deal could be completed in the coming days.

MATT BARLOW: Tottenham suffered a 3-2 defeat to West Ham in their first game under Ange Postecoglou, on their pre-season tour of his homeland Australia.

Spurs, who began their pre-season tour of Australia with a clash against Premier League rivals West Ham, were hoping for a positive start under Postecoglou during his first match in charge.

The Italian Under-21 player, Casadei, came to Chelsea for an impressive £17million from Inter Milan, and is a 'sought-after player in the Championship' according to The Telegraph.

James Maddison's girlfriend Kennedy Alexa has shared a gallery of adorable snaps to Instagram on Thursday of the couple's newborn twins.

SIMON JONES: The Colombian international faced the embarrassment of being booed by his own fans last season when he he was subbed off during a 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth.

Maddison, 26, confirmed his initial £40m move from Leicester to Spurs at the end of June, signing a five-year deal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after agreeing personal terms.

The footballer, 26, was cruelly dad-shamed after he shared a snap of himself posing shirtless with his newborn twins on his chest.

SIMON JONES: Newcastle United remain keen to add Harvey Barnes from Leicester City. Barnes is set to exit the Foxes following their relegation, and four Premier League sides are interested. 

The midfielder, 26, and his partner both took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the happy news they had become parents to Delilah and Rome.

Maddison, 26, completed his £45million move from the east Midlands to the north London club on Thursday, becoming Postecoglou's third signing since joining the club.

With Kai Havertz through the door and Declan Rice following him imminently, Mikel Arteta's fascinatingly experimental dream midfield trio is almost complete. But can they win the title?

Tottenham's playmaker signing has now been finalised, and it's one for fans to get excited about. Ange Postecoglou has landed James Maddison from Leicester in a deal worth £45million.

The initial fee is understood to be in the region of £40million according to reports, with add-ons taking the deal to £45m, as Mail Sport reported on Tuesday night.

The England international is set for a medical at the north London club after Leicester City accepted an offer of £40m plus £5m in add-ons.

Leicester have 'a verbal agreement with Tottenham for James Maddison', with the England midfielder set for a medical. Maddison has already agreed terms of £170,000-a-week at Spurs.

SAMI MOKBEL: Ange Postecoglou has identified the Leicester midfielder as a key transfer, and the club are believed to have previously tabled an offer to also sign his Foxes' team-mate Harvey Barnes.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou has had the England international as one of his priority targets throughout the summer transfer window, despite keen interest from Newcastle.

New Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou has targetted the England international as one of his priority targets for the summer transfer window as he looks to rebuild a struggling squad. 

Leicester playmaker James Maddison remains a 'priority target' for Tottenham's new manager Ange Postecoglou as Spurs look to rebuild ahead of next season.

The Leicester star is expected to leave the King Power this summer following his side's relegation from the Premier League with Spurs looking the most likely destination.

Tottenham have agreed a £17.2million fee with Empoli for goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and are growing in confidence that they will sign James Maddison during the summer window.

JACK GAUGHAN: Lee Carsley is the sort of bloke who firmly believes England's chequered record at Under 21 level is ready to change and there is a definitiveness that drags you along too.

Yes, England won their two European Championship qualifiers in the last week very comfortably - but there will still be lots to stew on for manager Gareth Southgate.

The chat around England's camp over the past week is that Leicester City's James Maddison is keen to join Tottenham over rival clubs. They would like to add his Leicester teammate Harvey Barnes.

England fans have taken to social media to express their delight at seeing Eberechi Eze make his England debut against Malta.

The viral challenges, hosted by Kelly Somers, were supposed to prove that 'there are no easy games', and they lived up to the billing. Maddison was victorious, but Guehi and Ramsdale lose out.

It has been a gruelling campaign that started all the way back on July 30 when Liverpool faced Manchester City, meaning for some stars, they will have been playing for 46 weeks

TOM COLLOMOSSE: The Leicester pair are in demand after contributing 23 goals and 10 assists between them last term, with Newcastle also interested in both stars.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Leicester have been without a permanent manager since sacking Brendan Rodgers on April 2, with interim boss Dean Smith unable to keep the club afloat.

The expectant couple appeared in a slew of Instagram snaps on their sunny getaway after discovering that they were expecting a boy and a girl.

SIMON JONES: With him on the left and Anthony Gordon on the right, Saint-Maximin believes the Champions League can provide him with the platform to make the France squad also.

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: Because of Financial Fair Play, the only way for Newcastle to push the budget closer to £100m would be to sell a player now or bank on doing so next summer.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Maddison has been on Spurs' radar since he was a 17-year-old breaking into the first team at Coventry in the 2014-15 season.

At the end of a glittering season in Glasgow, the Australian boss has earned himself a move to the Premier League , after a move to Spurs materialised after reported interest.

It was a season to forget for both sides, as Spurs slipped to an eighth placed finish and missed out on Europe while the Foxes were relegated on the final day of the season.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AND JAMES SHARPE: Just seven years after the greatest day in their history, Leicester suffered one of their worst of modern times.

SAMI MOKBEL: James Maddison and Harvey Barnes are set to lead the King Power exodus after their relegation into the Championship was confirmed on Sunday after their win vs West Ham.

SIMON JONES: Torres, who recently split with his girlfriend Luis Enrique's daughter Sira Martinez, may be getting shunned by Barcelona too this summer as they weigh up sales.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Leicester will conduct a review of what went wrong but expectations need to be reset immediately following relegation from the Premier League.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Leicester no longer have the cachet to attract a boss with Emery's pedigree but it had long been clear that Rodgers' tenure was approaching its natural end.

Speculation is mounting over the futures of England trio Harry Kane, Mason Mount and Declan Rice, while Liverpool lead the chase for Alexis Mac Allister.

The brunette beauty, 28, and footballer James Maddison, 26, were 'lost for words' when they found out they were expecting twins - a boy and a girl - last month.

The club are set to shore up their strength in midfield, in the wake of the imminent departure of Granit Xhaka and end-of-season concerns around Thomas Partey and Jorginho.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Not all the winners are as eye-catching, with Habib Beye, Davide Santon and Mike Williamson among the others on the roll of honour.

Foxes boss Dean Smith made a huge gamble that largely paid off by dropping James Maddison and Harvey Barnes to the bench for Leicester's huge trip to Newcastle on Monday.

James Maddison has been dropped to the bench for Leicester's Premier League clash with Newcastle United on Monday evening that could seriously dampen their survival hopes.

Maddison and Barnes are set to be sold at the end of the campaign, with Maddison attracting interest from Monday's opponents Newcastle, as well as Tottenham.

One of the simplest deals that could be done this summer is for 23-year-old England international Gallagher, who is expected to be part of an extensive Stamford Bridge clear-out.

The Foxes came eighth in the Premier League last season, four points off the Europa Conference League places and six off Europa League places, having won their first ever FA Cup the previous year.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: The spectacle of James Maddison attempting on Twitter to clarify a post-match interview summed up the sorry state of Leicester City's season.

James Maddison has defended his teammates in clarification of post-match reaction he gave following Leicester City's heavy defeat at the hands of Fulham.

MATT BARLOW AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Relegation fears deepened for Dean Smith as his flimsy Leicester team leaked five by the River Thames.

Terry, who became the newest member of the Foxes coaching staff in April, was taking part in a passing drill when he attempted to reach a ball from Jamie Vardy.

TOM COLLMOSSE AT THE KINGPOWER STADIUM: Leicester led 2-1 in first-half stoppage time when Maddison stepped up, but his effort was saved by Jordan Pickford.

Jordan Pickford put research on James Maddison's penalties on his water bottle - before making a crucial stop during Everton's 2-2 draw at Leicester City.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Leicester City drew 2-2 with Everton on Monday night in a relegation six-pointer that saw both sides drop crucial points in their bid to stay in the Premier League.

With both sides in danger of relegation, they threw the kitchen sink at eachother throught what was an enthralling game of football at the King Power Stadium, with the Toffees going ahead early.

SIMON JONES: At 28, the Southampton captain does not fit the profile for many of the elite clubs but his quality means he will still be on a number of checklists.