Saturday, November 19, 2011

Bellamy Reveals He Snubbed Spurs In Favour Of Reds Move

Craig Bellamy has revealed how he turned down the chance to join Tottenham this summer to return to Liverpool.

The Welsh striker was in-demand during the off season with his career at Manchester City hanging in the balance. He spent last season on loan at Championship - and boyhood - club Cardiff, but a permanent move to a Premier League outfit was always expected.

Bellamy was heavily liked with a move to Tottenham with manager Harry Redknapp desperate to bolster his forward options.

And the 32-year-old has revealed how he turned down the chance to go to Spurs in favour of going to Liverpool and, aside from the Reds, a move back to Cardiff would have been his ideal move.

"There was interest from one or two other clubs, but I was trying to be straightforward with Cardiff," Bellamy told LFC TV.

"With no disrespect to your QPRs and your Stokes, who I do like a lot, I would go to Cardiff before them. But if there was a big club, or a chance of playing in the Champions League or for a club fighting for the Champions League, I had to look at that opportunity and take it really seriously.

"It all went on from there really. Come the last day, I'd resolved an issue with Man City which allowed me to go on a free. On the deadline day, I woke up, my phone went, my agent was on his way to see me - I was in a hotel with Wales - and he said, 'We have two offers - there's Liverpool and there's Tottenham. What do you want to do?'

"I like Tottenham, I like the team a lot. I feel the way they play and pass the ball would suit me a treat - but this was a chance to go to Liverpool.

"I don't believe you should return, go back to your old clubs, but this is Liverpool and I could never walk away from this opportunity."

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