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Patrick Vieira was 'willing to play for Spurs' after Arsenal exit and met Harry Redknapp

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Arsenal fans, but things might have been different had a supposed move to Tottenham materialised towards the end of his career.

Like all great football rivalries, going from one side of a city's divide to the other is considered blasphemous - just ask Sol Campbell.

The 47-year-old swapped Spurs for Arsenal in a highly-controversial transfer in 2001.And according to former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp, ex-Gunners captain Vieira almost made the opposite move after leaving Arsene Wenger's side in 2005.

Speaking on Deadline Day, Redknapp revealed that he was offered the chance to sign the Frenchman during the latter stages of his career. READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley Stadium"I nearly signed Patrick Vieira for Tottenham," Redknapp said on the BBC. "He would have been at Manchester City or Juventus, I can't remember.

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