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Sol Campbell took a lot of stick after betraying Tottenham Hotspur by joining Arsenal and he has revealed how he thinks Eberechi Eze will be treated when his new club play Spurs.
Frustration has turned to jubilation at Tottenham Hotspur, following the news that Xavi Simons will sign for Spurs. The 22-year-old midfielder bagged 22 goals and 24 assists in 78 appearances for RB Leipzig and could rival Mohammed Kudus as the club’s signing of the summer.
However, despite his obvious quality, Simons was not the first attacking midfielder Tottenham made an attempt to sign during the current transfer window. Eze was said to be close to a Spurs move and the only issue was minor details about the structure of the deal.
Fast forward a day and it was revealed that Tottenham faced the threat of an Arsenal hijack for Eze. In the end, Eze chose Arsenal over Spurs, meaning the London club had to continue their search for a new midfielder.
Sol Campbell does not believe Tottenham supporters will send Eberechi Eze abuse
Sol Campbell loves to bring up how much he has suffered at the hands of Tottenham supporters, despite consistently being the instigator. Campbell trolled Spurs in a Google Pixel advert at the beginning of the year and this is just one of many things he has done to get on the wrong side of the Lilywhites.
The former Tottenham captain has once again brought up the troubles he faced after making the switch to Arsenal, while speaking about Eze. Campbell does not believe Eze will face the same level of abuse he did, despite his controversial decision to turn Spurs down at the last minute.
Campbell told Paddy Power: “I’m sure he [Eze] will get some stick, but it won’t compare to what I got when I returned to Spurs as an Arsenal player. That wouldn’t be allowed to happen these days.
“What happened back then has been shut down and no-one wants to talk about it anymore. I still get abuse now and it will never stop.
“You could see what the move meant for Eze. It felt like he was home when he walked out at the stadium. He was an Arsenal fan as a kid and started his career there.
“This is his club and when Arsenal came in, that was that. It feels like a reunion.”
Spurs have recovered well from Eze snub
No Eze, no problem! Tottenham have signed a much younger midfielder who has experience playing in the Champions League. On top of this, he will cost Tottenham less money than what Arsenal paid to sign Eze.
Simons bagged 10 goals and seven assists in the Bundesliga last season and is just as good a player as Eze, with a much higher ceiling. Many have enjoyed taunting and mocking Spurs for their failed negotiations, but they are the true winners in the end.
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