Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino admits he's a big fan of Swansea City attacker Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson is back at White Hart Lane on Saturday with Swansea, two-and-a-half years on from his exit which came just days into Pochettino's Spurs reign.
"When we arrived at Tottenham he was a player that was difficult to assess," Pochettino says.
"The decision was when we were in Seattle to play the first friendly game. I remember he was in the starting XI to play that match and I had a call to say 'OK, the agreement is done with Swansea'.
"In that moment we had 34 senior players and to take the decision was too difficult to assess because we did not have enough time.
Sigurdsson has scored four goals and made four assists in 13 games this term "After he moved to Swansea, we saw his development at Swansea — he was a perfect player for us. But in that moment it was the club decision and his decision to move to Swansea and find another way.
"Every time we meet him and see him he shows his quality, not only as a player but like a man. All the people here talk very highly about him.
"It's a shame but sometimes in football you never what will happen in the future. No regret, there is nothing you can do about that."