Maddison, 23, scored six goals and created a further three assists in this season’s EPL before the coronavirus suspended play in March.
Henry - an EPL legend in his own right - revealed that he’s a big fan of the England international, who has received praise from Henry’s former teammate Kolo Touré.
Touré is now under Brendan Rodgers’ wing as a first-team coach for the EPL side, but Henry claimed the former defender waxed lyrical about Maddison’s ability during conversations with the Frenchman - who won the Premier League’s Golden Boot on four occasions as a player.
Unsurprisingly, Maddison chose another EPL legend as his inspiration growing up - one that he’s grateful to have competed against on a few occasions in recent seasons too.
The coronavirus suspended play at the worst possible time for EPL side Leicester, who had just thrashed relegation-threatened Aston Villa 4-0 and were looking forward to finishing the EPL season strongly.
Henry happy with Maddison’s progression
Henry praised Maddison’s selfless nature, being a creative midfielder who wants to do his part for the team both in attack and defensively too. In this season’s EPL, he averages the most key passes per game (2.7) for Leicester and has made more of a conscious effort off-the-ball too, with an improvement in his tackles per game (1.9) from previous seasons.
Lastly, Thierry asked Maddison about his biggest goals - an answer the 23-year-old said has only occurred to him recently.
EPL midfielder targets trophies after Villa cup defeat
He joined two years after Leicester’s fairytale EPL triumph in the 2015-16 season, winning against all odds in a stacked division with top-quality rivals who faltered at every turn. Naturally, Maddison wants to be successful too:
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