Nigeria international and Nottingham Forest star Ola Aina recently expressed the interest Tottenham showcased in his services as a youngster.
Aina, now 28, previously turned out for the Chelsea academy team, where he struggled to break into the clubs stacked first team.
Following a couple of loan spells to Hull City and Torino thereafter, Aina signed for the latter mentioned Italian outfit in 2023. Aina eventually joined Forest two seasons ago, where he steadily got his career back on track.
Reflecting on interest from Spurs, the Super Eagles star revealed that the London clubs slow negotiations put him and his father off from the deal.
I was at Spurs Tottenham, training and training. Then, they told me that they were going to sign me on a particular day after the training, Aina told the 90s Baby show, as per Punch NG .