Archie Gray has opened up on the key advice given to him by his family that helped him secure a move to Tottenham Hotspur.
The talented teenager left Leeds United this summer after a standout campaign that almost ended with promotion back to the Premier League for Daniel Farke's side. However, falling at the final hurdle in the play-off final, Gray was sold to help balance the books at Elland Road this summer, with his transfer to North London aiding the club financially.
Initially, it was thought that the 18-year-old star was heading to Brentford after agreeing personal terms with the Premier League outfit. Gray, however, chose another London-based side and after lengthy conversations with Ange Postecoglou, a deal was struck with the Liliywhites.
Speaking to Football London recently, Gray admitted that his father Andy was a huge influence in the move to Tottenham, insisting the infrastructure and size of the club were just two bonuses of the move. Gray’s grandfather agreed too, with the family stance on joining Spurs ultimately helping the teenager in his decision.
“It’s a huge club and my dad said that too,” said Gray. “He came to my room one morning and said ‘look, you’ve got to go to Spurs. It’s a massive club’. My grandad was saying it as well, he’s obviously done pretty well in his career, and he said at some point you’ve got to go to one of the biggest clubs in England and he thinks now is the right time and he thinks Spurs is a massive club as well.”
“So, with people who have been advising me my whole life, I have to listen to them and I also wanted to do it too, so that was definitely a massive thing and since then I’ve enjoyed every second of it. So, definitely happy that I made that decision,” he added.