'I was vexed': Winger says he was so angry that he didn't get to sign for Tottenham after £9m bid
03/25/2025 06:45 AM
Tottenham have had their fair share of transfer near misses over the years.
Indeed, Tottenham could've signed Eden Hazard at one point under Harry Redknapp, while Bruno Fernandes almost signed for Tottenham before joining Manchester United.
Meanwhile, back in the mid-2010s, Spurs nearly signed a bright young talent from Liverpool.
Speaking on Filthy Fellas, Jordon Ibe has been discussing his career to date, and he says that before his £15m move to Bournemouth from Liverpool, Tottenham came in for him for £9m.
Ibe says he was angry that he didn't get the chance to join Tottenham, claiming that he would have wanted to sign for Mauricio Pochettino's team at the time as they were Premier League contenders.
Jordon Ibe could have joined Tottenham
Ibe spoke about Spurs making a move for him when he was at Liverpool.
Ibe says he found out that Spurs made a bid for him and that he was angry that a move didn't pan out as he was excited by the idea of joining Tottenham as they were on an upward trajectory at that point.
"The thing is like, even Spurs came in for me, which I found out for like nine million. I was vexed. Because obviously, you know it was like a Premier League contender. At the time, it was that Poch team," Ibe said.
Jordon Ibe stats for Bournemouth
Ibe was frustrated to miss out on a move to Tottenham, but it's fair to say that Spurs didn't miss out too much here.
Indeed, while Ibe was seen as a top prospect at Liverpool, but he never quite reached that potential, as his stats for Bournemouth show.
Some claim that Ibe didn’t work hard enough to fulfil his potential.
| Jordon Ibe stats for Bournemouth | |
|---|---|
| Games | 92 |
| Goals | 5 |
| Assists | 9 |
Of course, things could have been different under the tutelage of Mauricio Pochettino, but let's not forget, Ibe was working with Eddie Howe at Bournemouth at this time.
Howe himself is a top manager in his own right, as he's showing at Newcastle, and if he couldn't get the best out of Ibe, then perhaps Pochettino wouldn't have been successful either.
Of course, the entire trajectory of your career can change off the back of one move, and perhaps Ibe would have had a brighter career in football if he'd joined Tottenham instead of Bournemouth.
