Chris Waddle persuaded Paul Gascoigne to jilt Manchester United and sign for Tottenham instead over a Sunday lunchtime pint.
Gazza’s last-minute decision to join Spurs in 1988, when Sir Alex Ferguson believed a record £2.2million deal was in the bag, has always haunted Manchester United’s Treble winning manager.
Now former England winger Waddle, who linked up with Gascoigne for a season at White Hart Lane, has revealed his part in the move.
“I had one year with Gazza at Tottenham and that was long enough! But I was instrumental in him signing for Spurs,” revealed Waddle.
“It had looked like he was going to join Manchester United from Newcastle. I met him on Tyneside for a pint on a Sunday lunchtime. As usual, he had a gang with him.
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