JAMES MADDISON’S now-deleted tweets about Gareth Bale have resurfaced after he was interviewed by the Welshman.
The Tottenham star spoke to Bale ahead of the Europa League final in Bilbao.
The pair were pitchside before the game as Maddison was unable to play due to injury.
Maddison, 28, and Bale made up part of the panel on TNT Sports‘ coverage before the match.
As the two discussed the match, Maddison’s now-deleted tweets about the five-time Champions League winner resurfaced on social media.
The then-16-year-old posted about not liking Tottenham and claimed Jack Wilshere was better than Bale.
The first tweet from 2012 read: “I hate Gareth Bale with a passion, calm down you monkey, [Jack] Wilshere is 10x better than you chimpanzee.”
And in another, from March 2013, Maddison posted: “Hope Luis Suarez destroys Tottenham today, don’t like Spurs!
“Especially that monkey everyone’s on about!”
Maddison deleted the tweets ahead of his £40million transfer from Leicester City to Tottenham in 2023.
He was a part of the Coventry youth system when he made the posts.
They have been deleted and can not be seen on his account, along with every other tweet before 2019.
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Fans have seen the funny side of the encounter as they reacted on social media.
One posted: “Getting Gareth bale and James Maddison together is proper funny.”
A second wrote: “Maddison standing next to Bale rn haha.”
A third commented: “Maddison next to Bale in the studio…….awkward.”
A fourth said: “Maddison standing next to Bale, must be awkward after those tweets.”
Another added: “So awks.”
Meanwhile, Tottenham’s trophy parade plans have been revealed before the final against Manchester United.
