Tottenham's decision to sell Mousa Demebele cost them the Champions League title, Kieran Trippier says.
The Belgian midfielder spent seven years with the London outfit and made almost 250 appearances before he moved to China to join Guangzhou R&F in a deal worth £11 million ($14m) in January 2019.
Spurs went on to reach the Champions League final that season, only to lose 2-0 to Liverpool.
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Trippier believes the decider in Madrid could have gone in the London side's favour had they opted to keep Dembele for the remainder of the campaign, as a player of his quality could have made the difference against Jurgen Klopp's team.