David Ginola makes a big confession about what preceded his move to Tottenham Hotspur and his feelings about leaving Newcastle United.
David Ginola was a huge hit at Spurs
Ginola arrived at Tottenham from Newcastle for a fee of around £2.5m in 1997, and the winger was an instant hit with the White Hart Lane faithful.
The winger’s enterprising and technically elegant style made him a hugely popular figure, with the attacker getting supporters off their seats whenever he got the ball.
The French international was part of the League Cup-winning side in 1999 and even won the PFA Player of the Year award that very same season.
Ginola’s confession about Spurs move
Ginola might have been a huge hit in North London, but he has now confessed that he was never particularly keen on leaving Newcastle.
The winger explained that his fractured relationship with Magpie boss Kenny Dalglish was the main reason why he left St James’ Park.
Ginola said while reflecting on his Newcastle exit in a new book about ‘The Entertainers’: “I didn’t want to leave the club but when Kenny Dalglish took over from Kevin it was a shock and it just wasn’t the same anymore. I argued with Kenny and he didn’t play me much after that.
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“He tried to get rid of all the foreign players Kevin signed. I was frustrated at the time and I said something in the newspapers that if things don’t change, I will have to leave.
“The following day we had a row. He told me I couldn’t go to the newspapers and say these things. I said, ‘You treat me like I’m having an affair with your wife’.
“He said, ‘How dare you talk to me like that’. I said, ‘At least I’m talking. You never look at me or talk to me.’ He wasn’t the guy to take us to the top, as it was proved. He didn’t make the most of the players we had.
“Under Kevin, it was such a pleasure every day in training and every Saturday away and at St James’ Park, where the atmosphere was magnificent. I miss those days. One day, those happy days will return.”
Ginola is better remembered for his time at Spurs
While Ginola first made a name for himself on these shores at Newcastle, the move to Tottenham helped the winger take his game to a different level.
It is undeniable that the silky Frenchman is more remembered for his time at Spurs and his two-year stint in the North East.