Leandro Trossard turned down Tottenham Hotspur to join Arsenal from Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2023.
The Belgium international has won the title with Arsenal and is in contention to win the Champions League this season.
To do this, the Gunners need to overcome Paris Saint-Germain in the final on Saturday.
Ahead of this big clash, Saturday’s edition of Het Belang van Limburg have a detailed report on the 31-year-old.
Towards the end, the newspaper talks about how his move to the Emirates took shape and mention Tottenham.
Snubbed Tottenham for Arsenal
In January 2023, current Spurs manager Roberto De Zerbi was in charge of the Seagulls.
HBVL state Leandro Trossard had a fallout with the Italian after returning from the 2022 World Cup.
The present Tottenham Hotspur boss made him train him alone at Brighton, convincing him to change clubs.
At that time, Josy Comhair was his agent. He made a trip to France to hold talks with Marseille. HBVL also mention of Spurs’ offer, without specifying when they submitted it.
It’s most likely in January 2023 as Trossard’s mother earlier revealed Tottenham wanted to sign him before his move to Arsenal.
The latter decided to sign him, after missing out on Mykhailo Mudryk to Chelsea in the same window.
Comhair has revealed Fabrizio Romano’s role in Trossard’s move to Arsenal.
“But I didn’t have the number of Arsenal’s sporting director. So, I asked Fabrizio Romano, the transfer guru. He gave it to me, on the condition that he could know everything. When Arsenal called a little later, I was sitting on a paint can thinking,” he said.
HBVL say Comhair no longer represents the Arsenal player due to personal reasons. He now spends a lot of his time with his family in Thailand.
Trossard’s record at Arsenal
The former KRC Genk man has played 173 matches for the Gunners, scoring 36 goals and contributing 33 assists.
His contract at the Emirates expires in 2027, and Transfermarkt value Leandro Trossard at €20m.