Tottenham REJECTED the chance to sign Diego Maradona, it has been revealed.
According to former White Hart Lane favourite Sheringham, then manager Ossie Ardiles was keen to make a move for the 1986 World Cup winner.
Sheringham told The Sun: “I got on really well with Ossie, and I think I was the captain at the time and Ossie came to me one day and said 'I want your opinion, I'm thinking about signing someone.'
“And I was like 'go on' and he was like 'Diego Maradona.'
“And I went 'Ossie, Ossie, really?! Are you?!' I went 'just do it!'
“He said 'I'm in talks with him at the moment' and I was like 'my god, do it, it would be brilliant to play with him.'
“So he came to me about three days later and was like 'I've decided not to sign Diego, he's got too much baggage around him.'"