Tottenham Hotspur reportedly wanted to sign Moussa Sissoko from Toulouse in 2010 before recruiting him from Newcastle United on transfer deadline day.
Tottenham Hotspur wanted to sign Moussa Sissoko when he was at Toulouse, according to The Sun (print edition, page 58, Friday, September 2, 2016).
It has been reported by the British tabloid that Tottenham wanted to recruit Sissoko from Toulouse back in 2010.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy offered £12.5 million to the French club, according to the report, but Toulouse wanted £15m to part company with the midfielder.
Levy eventually got Sissoko this week, as the North London outfit signed the France international from Newcastle United on transfer deadline day.
According to BBC Sport, Tottenham had to pay as much as £30m in transfer fee in order to secure the services of the 27-year-old midfielder.
The Frenchman did not have a great 2015-16 Premier League campaign for Newcastle, but Sissoko was brilliant at the 2016 European Championship in the summer.
In six appearances for France at the Euro 2016 finals, the midfielder created five chances, had a pass accuracy of 89% and a shot accuracy of 50%, and won two headers, 18 dribbles and eight tackles, according to Squawka.com.
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