Infobae<\/a>: \u201cI had an offer from Tottenham as soon as I became champion of the Copa Libertadores, my second, and I lost the Intercontinental with Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n\u201cThe offer came. It was real. I spoke with the people at Tottenham. I presented the offer to Macri, and Macri said no. Macri tells me \u2018No, here they offer three million, we want five. I tell him \u2018Mauricio, I\u2019m 32 years old, not even my mother pays that for me anymore\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cordoba admits he fell out with Boca Juniors president over failed Spurs move<\/p>\n
The 55-year-old would eventually move to Europe, first having a brief spell at Italian club Perugia before spending five seasons in Turkey, the majority of which was spent at Besiktas.<\/p>\n
Cordoba explained that he decided to take up the first offer to leave Boca after they refused to allow him to move to White Hart Lane.<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cThey (Boca) tell us \u2018the contract is going to be devalued according to what the currency devalues\u2019 And I told him \u2018no, wait a moment. I signed a contract with you in dollars\u2019. He told me, \u2018No, we can\u2019t, because it\u2019s a presidential order\u2019, and I said, \u2018Well then, I have to leave. First team that arrives for that team, I\u2019m leaving.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cPerugia arrived, and I was already playing. I said \u2018no, I\u2019m leaving\u2019. The only thing I knew about Perugia was that a Korean was playing (for them).<\/p>\n
Right now, I have a very good relationship (with Macri). But at that moment when he took away the possibility of reaching Tottenham, I told him, \u2018No, I\u2019m going anywhere and even more so with the economic problem\u2019. So much so that Chicho left, Jorge left, Palermo left, we all ran away.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Photo by Nelson Rios\/Vizzor Image\/Getty ImagesOscar Cordoba reveals why his transfer to Tottenham did not go through<\/p>\n