Bellamy regrets not joining Spurs... but Cardiff man has had THREE chances to move to North London



Craig Bellamy regrets not joining Tottenham on one of the three occasions the club tried to sign him.



The Cardiff City striker claims Spurs enquired about his services twice in the last six years and inferred that he may have turned a back on Liverpool had talks about a move to North London not protracted.



Bellamy has played for eight different clubs in English competition, but Tottenham was very much the one to get away.



Looking back: Craig Bellamy regrets not joining Tottenham Hotspur when he had the chance

Decision: Bellamy was notified of an impending move to Spurs when he was having a medical at Liverpool but decided to stick at Anfield

'I think the first time [they came in for me] was when I was 19 with George Graham, then with Martin Jol in 2007 and again with Harry Redknapp in 2008-09,' he told the Evening Standard.



'It’s always been close, really close to the point I got called out of my Liverpool medical to say the papers were ready for me to sign for Spurs. But I thought "well, I’m here now". Football’s crazy like that but I like White Hart Lane and Spurs’ style of football.



'Of all the clubs I didn’t go to that I could regret, that’d be the one.'



Keen: Bellamy revealed that both Martin Jol (left) and Harry Redknapp tried to sign him at White Hart Lane

Scouter: George Graham was interested in Bellamy as a 19-year-old when at Norwich City

Bellamy will face table-topping Arsenal on Saturday. His son Ellis is part of Cardiff's youth set-up but remains a Gunners fan.



'I don't blame him,' said Bellamy. 'They’ve been an immense team for so many years. They’ve never been outside the Champions League with Arsene Wenger.

