Former Newcastle striker Les Ferdinand has admitted that he regrets leaving the club to join Tottenham.
The 52-year-old left the Magpies to join Spurs back in 1997, following a successful two-year spell on Tyneside, where he formed a deadly strike partnership with Newcastle's all-time leading goalscorer Alan Shearer.
Now, Ferdinand, who is the current director of football at Queens Park Rangers, has told Sky Sports’ Transfer Talk podcast that he "didn't want to leave the club" and wishes that he could have finished his career with Newcastle - but club finances dictated otherwise after Kenny Dalglish took over from Kevin Keegan as manager.