Spurs midfielder James Maddison has revealed he talked to Ange Postecoglou about a move to North London before the Aussie was finalised as manager of the Premier League club.
England midfielder Maddison arrived from relegated Leicester City in a £40million transfer and Postecotlou was a key factor in ensuring he signed on the dotted line.
But the midfielder claimed the 57-year-old, who left Celtic after winning a treble in the summer, wasn't the finalised manager of the club at the time.
Speaking on TNT Sports with hosts Joe Cole and Jules Breach, Maddison was asked if his new boss' style of play was a major factor in persuading him to move clubs.
He said: "Yeah and that factored into my decision-making over the summer and I said that when I spoke to him.
"When Ange Postecoglou talks you believe what he's saying."
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"I've said in interviews a couple of times, he's a big pull for Tottenham and when I spoke to him, he hadn't even been in the door yet in the summer.
"He has a way about him the gaffer. He's an honest, straight down the line man."
Spurs currently sit at the top of the Premier League after three games.
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