Prior to Tottenham Hotspur's 5-0 win over Swansea City, manager Mauricio Pochettino expressed his disappointment at selling Gylfi Sigurdsson to their opponents two summers earlier.
"I think after he moved to Swansea and we saw his development, he was a perfect player for us," he said, per BBC Sport. "But in that moment it was the club decision and his decision to move to Swansea and find another way."
Just how Pochettino would have involved Sigurdsson is unclear. Though a useful role player in his two years with Tottenham, the attacking midfielder had struggled to establish himself in the first team.