Dinamo Moscow boss Dan Petrescu admitted that he wanted to sign Vlad Chiriches before he agreed a deal to join Tottenham.
The Steaua Bucharest defender should complete his summer transfer to White Hart Lane this week but the deal has not come without some difficulty especially as Dinamo were providing competition.
"I heavily wanted Chiriches," Petrescu told Radio GPS.
"I pushed the club to take him, unfortunately we failed and I wish him luck at Tottenham."
