TOTTENHAM new boy Serge Aurier has revealed he chose to leave Paris Saint-Germain in the summer because they “did not respect his true worth”.
Tottenham snapped up Aurier in a £23million deal on deadline day, with the Ivory Coast international replacing Kyle Walker who left for Manchester City earlier in the window.
Aurier was handed a new three-year deal to remain at Paris Saint-Germain, but he turned it down as he felt undervalued by the Ligue 1 giants.
The 24-year-old right-back admits he also wanted to experience a new league and a new way of life.
“I wanted a new life because PSG didn’t respect my true worth,” he told The Sun. “They dwelt on other matters beside football.
“Statistically speaking, I am the most influential defender in Ligue 1 between 2013 and now. I have also won nine trophies with PSG.
“There are more striking things about my career than what happened off the field, but this is what they preferred to linger over. I feel free now.
“PSG offered me a new three-year deal, but I have left them for a new adventure. I turned them down for a number of reasons. I want to discover a new way of life.
“I got on well with everyone at the club – bosses, players, coaches and fans – and the proof comes from the fact they wanted to keep me.
“But I had to think of myself. It is a personal decision. I had some business with the police that was blown up by the media in Europe.
“Normally when a matter goes on for a year or more they move on to something else.
“But in my case, there was far too much of a fuss. If I hadn’t been mentally strong I would have cracked up.”
Source:www.express.co.uk