Tottenham captain Heung-min Son has heaped praise on fellow attacker James Maddison.

The South Korean superstar may have been concerned about the club's forward line after Harry Kane departed.

However, losing the England captain to Bayern Munich has not hurt Spurs as much as expected, with Son believing Maddison is the reason why.

"Obviously, Harry Kane is one of the best players in the world, but Madders thinks he can go to the same category as him," Son told the Evening Standard after the 2-2 draw with Arsenal.

"Taking the No.10 is not the easiest job, but he loves the pressure, loves the responsibility which makes a great player [even] more.

"In every single game he's the star boy. He's very, very clever. He always pictures before he receives the ball what he wants to do.

“His movement is very clever and he's very unselfish. I don't think people always see it.

“People see the stats [and say], 'Look, he needs more goals, needs more assists'. But he's doing an amazing job for the team with and without the ball."