Mido has revealed that he came close to joining Blackburn Rovers when Mark Hughes came in for him earlier in the summer.

He said: “Spurs wanted me and I wanted to come to Spurs, and even though I had offers from other English clubs, I never changed my mind,”

“I was close to joining Blackburn. I spoke to the manager and the chairman and I have a lot of respect for them but I always wanted to join Spurs.”