Arsenal legend Paul Merson has revealed how a new Middlesbrough teammate once hilariously asked him “why the f***” he signed for the club.The attacking-midfielder spent 12-years at Arsenal after coming through the academy, winning two league titles and then taking a downward step to join Middlesbrough in 1997.Merson has since revealed he turned down a new contract at Highbury to earn higher wages in the North East, where he remained for one season before moving to Aston Villa.And now speaking on a new BBC documentary shedding light on the footballer’s gambling issues, entitled Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me, the TV pundit recalled an eye-opening story.Merson said: “I signed because of the money, I signed because of my addictions.“They.
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