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Aubameyang: I have 'extra motivation' against Tottenham after 2012 rejection

Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he has "extra motivation" to play against Tottenham in the Champions League on Wednesday after being snubbed by the Premier League side in 2012.

Aubameyang joined Dortmund from St Etienne in 2013, but could have signed for Tottenham under Andre Villas-Boas a year earlier, only for the North London club to opt against a move.

"I was at Tottenham back then, had a tour of the stadium and the training ground. We held talks," Aubameyang told Bild. "But after that nobody contacted me again. That's definitely extra motivation for me on Wednesday.