Tottenham has just fallen into the “salt face” when Eze joined Arsenal despite being said to have reached their agreement. However, this is not the first time the team of coach Thomas Frank has been held by the opponent and the city.
William Saliba
Saliba revealed that being played for “the largest club in England” made him choose the Gunners instead of the opponent of Tottenham in 2019.
Speaking on Arsenal's homepage, the young man claimed that he only thought of a single club: “From an early age, I saw Arsenal playing in the Champions League and many other tournaments. It was a great honor when signing a contract with an British club rich and excellent as Arsenal. This is the largest club for England for me. Therefore, it is an easy decision.”
Arsenal was having difficulties under Unai Emery at the time, while Tottenham had just reached the Champions League final, making Saliba's statement even more dramatic. But now, Saliba is one of the best central defenders in the Premier League and the world.
David Raya
In the summer of 2023, David Raya that day and Brentford agreed on personal terms in a long -term contract with Tottenham. But in the end, Tottenham was raised by Arsenal for £ 27 million.
A disappointing deal with Tottenham for many reasons. In addition to losing a quality player to the opponent in the same city, everything worse with Tottenham when Guglielmo Vicario had to struggle with injury during the time here.
Riccardo Calafiori
After helping Bologna win tickets to the Champions League and had an excellent Euro 2024, Calafiori made a list of recruitment of some Premier League clubs. Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham all wanted Italian defender, but he refused everything to move to Arsenal.
Calafiori asserted: “I don't think I had chosen wrong when I came here. I want to realize my dream, I want to play in the Premier League. I also want to overcome my limits because so far, Italian players have always been recognized as always having trouble playing in the Premier League. So I want to overcome and change this.”
Emmanuel Petit
In 1997, both Tottenham and Arsenal pursued midfielder Monaco. Petit was invited to Tottenham to negotiate. When leaving White Hart Lane, Spurs took the initiative to pay a taxi for Petit. But just on a taxi, Petit immediately gave the driver of Arsene Wenger's home address. And Arsenal did not miss the chance to hold hands on the No. 1 goal of the neighboring team of London.
The Petit transfer marked the beginning of the revolution of Wenger, with Gilles Grimandi and Nicolas Anelka also came to Highbury, Arsenal's home field at that time.
Reiss Nelson
Nelson admitted that he was able to enroll Spurs's Academy as a child, but refusing this team was not a difficult decision for an Arsenal fan since childhood: “I was 9 years old at that time. I used to play for a team in Catford.
I often wake up every morning with my brother, board the train and go to Catford three times a week. I was there for about two months to play for a team named Moonshot FC. I was recruited by Tottenham and there 3 to 4 weeks before receiving a call from Arsenal. The first day they wanted to sign a contract with me, really happy days, I did not regret it. “
However, at this time, Nelsson was unable to compete for a main position at Arsenal.