Eljero Elia has revealed he urged Memphis Depay to join Tottenham over Manchester United last year.
The Feyenoord midfielder admits he spoke with Memphis before he left PSV Eindhoven.
"I told Memphis he had to make a middle step first, first choose a club like Tottenham Hotspur.
"Memphis accepted my opinion, but said, 'I'm going to just try (United) and I am convinced that I can succeed'," said Elia.
He added: "He (Memphis) came to (Holland training) with that hat, everyone started talking about it and then he kept arriving again and again with that hat on ...
"He draws that sort of publicity."