Cardiff City striker Craig Bellamy has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur wanted him on three different occasions and he has admitted that he regrets not joining the North London club.
Now playing for his boyhood club Cardiff, Bellamy revealed a few weeks ago that Manchester United wanted him before he went out on loan to the Welsh outfit, and now he is revealing that Spurs wanted him when he was playing for Liverpool.
According to the striker, Spurs enquired about his services twice in six years, but a move never materialised and that is something he regrets in his career.
‘I think the first time [they came in for me] was when I was 19 with George Graham, then with Martin Jol in 2007 and again with Harry Redknapp in 2008-09,’ he told the Evening Standard.
‘It’s always been close, really close to the point I got called out of my Liverpool medical to say the papers were ready for me to sign for Spurs. But I thought “well, I’m here now”. Football’s crazy like that but I like White Hart Lane and Spurs’ style of football.
‘Of all the clubs I didn’t go to that I could regret, that’d be the one.’
Bellamy is in currently preparing to take on table-toppers Arsenal, and he has revealed that his son is a big Gunners fan.
‘I don’t blame him,’ said Bellamy. ‘They’ve been an immense team for so many years. They’ve never been outside the Champions League with Arsene Wenger.
‘For me, they’ve had some of the best players I’ve ever played against: Thierry Henry, Robert Pires, Patrick Vieira, Tony Adams and there’s a new batch now.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
