Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Pedro Porro on deadline day in humourous fashion.
Spurs’ announcement video for this signing featured the player asking an AI chatbot how his arrival should be announced.
The AI came up with a number of ideas, including playing a tune on the piano.
That portion of the announcement video was a clear nod to Alexis Sanchez’s unveiling at Manchester United.
When Sanchez signed for the Red Devils from Arsenal, his announcement video featured the Chilean playing the piano to a song in the style of “Glory, Glory, Man United.” And in this one, we see a clip of someone playing the same tune on the piano before a referee quickly blows his whistle and signals for a foul.
Of course, Sanchez’s move to Old Trafford did not live up to the hype, with many considering it a disappointment.
Spurs decided to take a dig at this by mocking the same piano-playing idea the red card in their announcement video for Porro.
A potential new signing was shown playing “Glory, Glory, Tottenham Hotspur” on the piano for just a few seconds, before being interrupted by a whistle.
The video was well received by Spurs fans, who appreciated the club’s willingness to take a risk and not follow the traditional announcement video format, while the fanbase also loved the fact that Sanchez, a former Arsenal player, was the butt of a joke.
In conclusion, the announcement video for Porro was a great way for Spurs to unveil this arrival, and the nod to Sanchez’s announcement video at Manchester United was a clever touch that will immediately endear Porro to the Spurs fanbase.
However, if Porro does flop at Spurs, there will surely be a number of Arsenal and Manchester United fans who use this video as a stick to beat the player with.
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