Christian Luyindama reveals injuries prevented him from making dream Tottenham move
An ill-timed injury erupted as the only hurdle between Christian Luyindama and a potential Tottenham Hotspur transfer a few years ago.
Christian Luyindama was acclaimed as one of the most talented players in the Turkish Super League. He has been a consistent presence at the heart of the defence at Galatasaray for a prolonged time, although the 30-year-old has been without a club since parting ways with the Istanbul-based side last December.
In a recent interview with Fotospor, Luyindama stated that shortly after switching clubs in January 2019, after a couple of years with Standard Liège, he had the opportunity to make a Premier League transfer.
The now 30-year-old had made a great start to his life in Turkey, which led Premier League duo Tottenham and Aston Villa to approach him with offers. While his impressive performances in a 2018/19 title-winning season meant he could have made the move to England, he picked up an injury on international duty, and with that injury came any hopes of making a move to the English top-tier.
At the time, he was rated at £12 million, which could be seen as a fee that a club like Tottenham could pay in one shot.
“At that time, I had many offers,” he admitted, speaking to Fotospor.
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“Including Tottenham and Aston Villa. I had to play that match against Gambia and then go back to Istanbul to finalize the details of my transfer. Unfortunately, I inju
red my knee. My transfer did not happen.I couldn’t realize my dreams.”
Perhaps he would have been an unsung hero at White Hart Lane if he hadn’t picked up that knee injury, but I guess that’s been left to the imagination now.
