Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has disclosed that he rejected offers from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur because he was seeking regular playing time.
According to Enyeama, both Premier League clubs wanted him as a second choice goalkeeper.
The 37-year-old said he was keen on having regular playing time, and his snub made Arsenal to sign goalkeeper, David Ospina, who joined Napoli permanently last year after impressing on loan.
“Arsenal wanted me as a second choice, but I was not interested,” Enyeama told ESPN.
“I also had an offer from Tottenham Hotspur that wanted me as a second choice, and I was not interested.
“It was after the 2006 AFCON and then again around the 2014 FIFA World Cup. When I turned them down, Arsenal now went on to sign David Ospina.
“For me, I was at the stage where I preferred playing even if it was for one of the smallest clubs.
“That’s what the agents that were involved told me, that Arsene Wenger wanted me at Arsenal, but he is not so sure because of my height and things like that.
“People have their choices, and I respect their choices,” he said.
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Anaedoonline.com reported that the Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, transfer to Dijon did not go through.
The 37-year-old had a brief training with the French club during the summer.
In an interview with GFFN, Enyeama who is yet to find a new club since he left Lille in August 2018, explained the conversations that took place and how he remained without a team.
“I think it was misinformation from their end and a mistake reporting it as a trial because I was not there for a trial.
“They told me Vincent come let’s see you play, let’s assess your fitness level because they have not seen me play for a while.
“I told them they know my qualities already so why the trial, they said they just want to see if the surgery I had will let me play well again.
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“I was there and everything went well and for some reasons the deal did not happen, I did not know why and they did not tell me.
“It is probably the details were not clear enough and they wanted a goalkeeper that will start on the bench, a second choice,” Enyeama said.
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