Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina has disclosed that he came close to joining Tottenham Hotspurs youth team as a kid.

According to the 28-year-old, the North London club bailed on him and his father and kept them waiting for several hours having assured him of contract.

The former Torino defender added that a move to Tottenham Hotspurs could have changed the entire trajectory of his career.

Aina eventually moved to the Chelsea academy where he spent eight years.

“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.

“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.”

Aina had a brilliant campaign with Nottingham Forest last season, featuring in 35 Premier League appearances and scoring two goals.

His remarkable performance earned him a new contract extension with the Tricky Trees.

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