Dos Santos: I rejected United and Chelsea
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New Tottenham signing Giovani Dos Santos has revealed he turned down Manchester United and Chelsea to sign on the dotted line at White Hart Lane.
The Mexican youngster was a summer signing from Barcelona in a deal which could rise to £8.6 million depending on appearances.
The 19-year-old, who has been hailed as one of the brightest prospects in Europe, claimed he was not prepared to sit on the bench at Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge.
He told Mundo Deportivo: “My decision is purely sport. I wanted to play more and Tottenham gave me this opportunity.
“I also had good offers from Chelsea, Manchester United and Ajax, but I loved Juande Ramos’ ideas. I am going to do great things with the Spurs."
Dos Santos hopes to hit the ground running whent the new campaign kicks off in August and has backed himself to be a big hit in The Premier League.
He added: "I want to be the star of The Premier League next season. That is my objective and the reason I have left Barcelona for Tottenham.
"I believe that my style of play can be better in England than it is in Spain, but my first challenge will be to adapt to The Premier League.
"The coach Juande Ramos has been key in this move. I spoke with him to know his intentions and I am very excited about this new adventure.
"Juande has said that next season could be very big for Tottenham and that was a big attraction for me."
The Mexican also confirmed that Spurs were keen on bringing his brother Jonathan to North London as part of the deal.
He explained: “Yes (Tottenham wanted to sign my brother), but 'Jona' will stay in Barcelona . It will be a way to keep connected to the club, which has given me so much.”
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he won't be a star in tottenham. he will only when he's with man utd
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u will regret
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When he knows he can't win trophies with Tottenham, he will leave again.
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but at least he get to play, and at his age , it is important to play and show off yr skills so as to upper your price for the next move. Playing at chelsea and Man can be diseastrous as there will be pressure to win, such pressure can lead to both good and bad performance, but in tottenham, u can almost play freely, and these give the opportunity for them to excel.
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Originally posted by angel7030:
but at least he get to play, and at his age , it is important to play and show off yr skills so as to upper your price for the next move. Playing at chelsea and Man can be diseastrous as there will be pressure to win, such pressure can lead to both good and bad performance, but in tottenham, u can almost play freely, and these give the opportunity for them to excel.
Ahh the pressure to win.
That explains why Tottenham ae not successful.