Ola Aina has revealed he was close to securing a move to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
The Nigeria international started his career at another London club, Chelsea signing as an under-11, and made his youth team debut as a schoolboy in the 2012–13 season.
Aina stated that he trained with Tottenham but was not offered a contract by the club.
“I was at Spurs (Tottenham), training and training. Then, they told me that they were going to sign me on a particular day after the training,” Aina said on the 90s baby show.
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“The time comes, we go into an office and me and my dad are told to sit. We sat there one hour, two hours, almost five hours.
” I was already complaining to my dad that I was hungry. My dad told me to go into the office. But we just got fed up and left. They never said anything to us after that.”
The 28-year-old was at Chelsea until 2019 before moving to Serie A club, Torino on a permanent transfer.
The full-back spent spent four years at Serie A club Torino, leaving as a free agent in 2023.
Aina is currently on the books of Nottingham Forest.
By Adeboye Amosu
