Former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has revealed that a phone call with Jermain Defoe put him off joining Tottenham Hotspur in 2008. The 44-year-old was preparing to leave Stamford Bridge and considered a move to Spurs before returning to Manchester City.
Speaking on the In The Mixer podcast, Wright-Phillips said: "I had to make a decision and Spurs were floating around. I spoke to JD [Jermain Defoe]. But he said, 'It's not what you think it is.' That was enough for me. I signed the deal for me to go back to City straight away!"
Wright-Phillips also recalled a remarkable prediction from then-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho ahead of a League Cup match against Tottenham. "He said, 'I've got a feeling we're going to be two-nil down at half-time. You're going to come on. We're going to draw the game. We are going to go to White Hart Lane and we are going to win.' That's exactly what happened," said Wright-Phillips.
The winger played under Mourinho at Chelsea, winning a Premier League title, FA Cup and League Cup, before returning to City in a £21 million deal in 2008.
