Tottenham ace Moussa Sissoko is delighted he never gave up on making it at the London giants.

He completed 90 minutes in the Premier League just seven times in his first two years, yet this season he has transformed opinions.

Sissoko told the Daily Mail: "I knew I could be a success here. I was unlucky in that I signed on the final day of the transfer window, so I did not have pre-season with the squad. I did not know the players very well. Everything was new. The level was bigger than my previous teams.

"It is normal to take time but they paid a lot of money for you, so they want results straight away. I wanted to play more. I used to play every game at Newcastle and Toulouse. I had to be really strong in the mind. Sometimes you have bad moments.

"I was left out of the World Cup last summer. It was hard. I was in touch with the players, supporting them. I watched it in London with my missus. I so wanted to be there.

"I just kept saying in my mind, 'Keep working and I know it will be a success'. I listened to the manager Mauricio Pochettino. I am so happy I did not give up. It is never too late."