Harry Redknapp has revealed how Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane was apparently responsible for Arsenal's transfer of Per Mertesacker back in 2011.
The former Spurs manager said that the Gunners originally planned on signing Scott Dann, who was playing for Birmingham at the time, via the Daily Telegraph (h/t Daily Star's Alex Harris).
Manager Arsene Wenger sent assistant Pat Rice and chief scout Steve Rowley to scout Dann in an under-21 match against Tottenham, where Kane played as a striker. And what they saw made them change their minds:
They saw a brilliant performance by Harry.