The duo impressed Ferdinand on international duty but the Manchester United centre-back's pleas for his club to sign the England pair were ignored by Sir Alex Ferguson.
Rio Ferdinand has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson ignored his advice to sign two Tottenham stars who impressed the Manchester United centre-back on international duty.
“Like Fergie, I’ve gone, ‘from what I’ve seen in training, if he can replicate it in games, we need to get this guy’.” Pressed for comment on what Ferguson thought of Ferdinand’s glowing assessment of Lennon, the former defender added: “ Just never moved on it.” Ferdinand added: “The one player I always used to say to him if you want to buy someone from our England team… Defoe,” the 44-year-old added.
“He’s got that inner, ‘I need goals, I live, smell and breathe goals’. We would’ve got him in so many positions to score it would’ve been a joke.”
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