Campbell eventually left boyhood side Tottenham, aged 27, after rejecting an offer that would have made him the highest-paid player in the club's history. According to Spurs, Campbell "demanded a £20million three-year deal including a clause that he can walk away from the club as a free agent if we fail to achieve a Champions League place by the end of next season".
Until Tottenham revealed those demands, it seemed likely that Campbell would move abroad having become exasperated. "I had muppets as team-mates who were on treble the money", he said in his autobiography. But Tottenham's loose lips "hurt" Campbell and opened his mind to an approach from north London rivals Arsenal.
Campbell last year apologised to Spurs fans: "I'm sorry about the situation with me going and I'm sorry how it happened. I'm not going to apologise for the move [to Arsenal] because I was very successful. I'm sorry about the hurt it inflicted on them."
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