Spurs News: Benjamin Stambouli Speaks Out About Move
The combative French midfielder says he couldn't turn down Tottenham Hotspur.
You can't refuse a club like Tottenham. I didn't hesitate. Going abroad was a choice for my personal life. I wanted to discover a new football, another culture. To be a regular in the first team will be difficult but that is high level football. There are a lot of good players, but that is no problem. I also faced competition at Montpellier before being regularly in the first team.Spurs reportedly had competition from Premier League rivals Swansea City, Marseille in Stambouli's homeland and Italian Serie A side Fiorentina, but Stambouli opted for the move to England and has cited that Chris Waddle and David Ginola - two former Spurs players who have both plied their trade in France - were two players he admired greatly. Stambouli will be seen as a direct replacement for the departing Sandro and, at just £4.7 million, he cost £5.3 million less than the fee Queens Park Rangers paid for the Brazilian who was affectionately dubbed "The Beast" by Spurs fans. What do you think of the signing of Benjamin Stambouli? And what do you make of his comments? Will the Frenchman be a success at White Hart Lane? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below. And please feel free to follow me on Twitter!