7 Most Ridiculous Spurs Rumours That Never Happened
What was up with Spurs and Diego Maradona anyway?
Like any other high-profile football club, Tottenham Hotspur are constantly a hot topic down at the rumour mill, with player and manager arrivals and departures usually the subject. That's part and parcel of football, however, and we just accept the fact that an awful lot is discussed that doesn't actually have an ounce of truth about it. But then some rumours are a little bit harder to accept - not because they're necessarily offensive or anything like that, but because they're so ridiculous that you have to question the sanity of the people who start them. Everyone remembers the crazy rumour about WWE owner Vince McMahon preparing a bid for Newcastle United and while Spurs might not have been the subject of anything on that level of craziness, there have been some pretty out-there gossip in recent times. Crazy player links, crazy manager links, overblown talks of bust-ups and various other sagas have all made the news, despite the fact that they never actually happened, and it's those things we're going to be taking a look at here. Here are seven ridiculous Tottenham Hotspur rumours that never happened...