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What does he need to do to get to Ledleys level another 3 years at this form?How good is he, only thing I would change about him is his age because I want him in our defence forever.
What does he need to do to get to Ledleys level another 3 years at this form?How good is he, only thing I would change about him is his age because I want him in our defence forever.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f...al-Jan-Vertonhen-Transfer-News-Rumours-Gossip
Tottenham star makes shock transfer claim: I rejected Arsenal move
TOTTENHAM star Jan Vertonghen has revealed how he came close to joining north London rivals Arsenal.
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By David Wright / Published 10th February 2018
Vertonghen received offers from both Arsenal and Tottenham in the summer of 2012 but decided on the latter, costing around £12m from Ajax.
The Belgium international has established himself as one of Spurs’ key players, making 237 appearances for the club to date.
And ahead of today’s north London derby showdown with Arsenal, Vertonghen admits his career could have been very different had he joined the Gunners.
The 30-year-old told The Mirror: "It was as close as it can get.
“My agent went to Arsenal, I wasn't there myself but it was very respectful and in the end I had to make a choice and I chose Spurs.
“I chose Spurs and I think it's turned out well.
"I felt I was joining a great team, with great plans and the personal chats I had with people at Spurs were great.
“I followed my instinct, my gut feeling and that's it."
Vertonghen is yet to claim any silverware during his time at Tottenham, but the Belgian is confident they are close to ending their 10-year drought.
He added: "We've done very well, we're building a great team with the manager and the new stadium is coming up. I am very, very confident we will win a trophy very soon.
"You want to win trophies. I want to play in a cup final.
"Sometimes you need that trophy or a big win against a Real Madrid or top six side to realise how good you are.
"I am convinced that if you win one trophy, then the rest will follow.
“We are going to challenge for both (the FA Cup and Champions League) and then we are trying to finish in the top four, so we have three targets.
"This is what we are playing for and very confident we can keep it going."
Not exactly a shock transfer claim as it was reported at the time that Arsenal were interested.
The narrative at the time was Wenger wanted him in midfield whereas we wanted him in defence.
We are conceding more goals than the previous two seasons... Why ?
We are conceding more goals than the previous two seasons... Why ?
We are conceding more goals than the previous two seasons... Why ?
Gotta be the best CB in the league
Walker’s gone, Rose hasnt been at his best since coming back from injury, a young inexperienced CB partnering Jan, Toby’s been injured for a while and is injured again, and Wanyama has been hurt all season.We are conceding more goals than the previous two seasons... Why ?
I thought Wenger wanted him to play as LB but he preferred to play as a LCB which was the position that we offered him.