DOS SANTOS: Gunners legend told me to join Spurs (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

DOS SANTOS: Gunners legend told me to join Spurs

8:59am Wednesday 30th July 2008 in

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SPURS new boy Giovani Dos Santos has revealed that Arsenal legend Thierry Henry convinced him to join the Gunner bitter north London rivals.

The 19-year-old completed a £4.7million move from Barcelona earlier this summer after having a chat with former team-mate Henry at the Camp Nou.

He said: “When I knew Tottenham was an option for me I asked Thierry Henry ‘what about Tottenham?’ And he told me it would be good for me to come here.”

Meanwhile the Mexican striker is hoping to fill the void left by Robbie Keane's £19million departure to Liverpool this week.

He added: “To replace Robbie Keane is difficult because he’s a player of the highest level. But I have a lot of ambition and I hope to adapt quickly.

“I am not going crazy comparing myself to Robbie Keane or saying that I will do what he did. But I will work very hard to write my own history here.”