Ex-Tottenham owner Alan Sugar told Teddy Sheringham to 'f*** off' before striker made amazing transf
TEDDY SHERINGHAM has revealed how former Tottenham chairman Lord Alan Sugar told him to 'f*** off' before he joined Manchester United.
The 55-year-old swapped White Hart Lane for Old Trafford in 1997 following five years spent in North London.
After 98 goals in 197 games, Spurs were keen to offer him a new deal, with the England international happy to remain at the club.
But the centre-forward and then-Tottenham chairman and owner Sugar disagreed about the contract length, which led the player to join United at the age of 31 to replace Eric Cantona.
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