Jan Vertonghen says he turned down Arsenal in favour of Tottenham moveJan Vertonghen says he nearly joined Arsenal in 2012Jan Vertonghen says he came close to joining Arsenal in 2012 but believes he made the right choice in turning them down and joining their arch-rivals Tottenham instead. Since Vertonghen moved to Tottenham, they have failed to win any silverware - whereas Arsenal have won three FA Cups in the same period. He said: "We've done very well, we're building a great team with the manager and the new stadium is coming up. Vertonghen wants Tottenham to reward Mauricio Pochettino for making 'us believe we are a top team'"This is what we are playing for and very confident we can keep it going." Tottenham renew hostilities with bitter rivals Arsenal on Saturday in the north London derby at Wembley, and Vertonghen is confident they will bounce back from their 2-0 defeat at the Emirates earlier in the season.

Source: Sky sports February 09, 2018 23:48 UTC