​Newcastle United signed football legend David Ginola for £2.5m in 1995 from Paris Saint German when Kevin Keegan was in charge.





It was one phone call from Keegans assistant Terry McDermott that convinced Ginola to join the Tyne-Wear side and ultimately come to play and live in England.

Speaking on a Sky Sports Ginola dedicated programme, he revealed: " I went to Newcastle because I wanted my first step in the English Premier League. I had a few phone calls and I went to see some agents in Amsterdam.





"Terry McDermott was on the phone and he said: "'We want you at Newcastle. Sir John Hall is the chairman and he's a big fan of you and Kevin Keegan too - so think about it.'





"I said 'well, okay, let's do that.'





"I was in my hotel and I called my wife and said we're going to England. She said: 'Right, whereabouts?' The north-east!"





That one phone call from McDermott proved to be the decisive moment for Newcastle and the Premier League at large since it bought one of the best footballers to England who became one of the greatest footballers to have graced the top flight.

Ginola also revealed that he was rather surprised at how passionate and how good a club Newcastle were when he said: "It was incredible because I didn't realise how big and how passionate, how good Newcastle were as a team.





"As a place to play football in front of those fans, it was just like 'wow'. What a place."





David Ginola stayed at Newcastle for two-and-a-half years scoring six goals in that time and making himself a Newcastle legend with his enigmatic wing play.





He then went on to play for Spurs after new Newcastle boss Kenny Dalglish didn't take to him, and the ex -Geordie star went on to be one of Tottenham's most accomplished players.





He continued his football career in England playing for Aston Villa and Everton, which is where he decided to retire in 2002.