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Evening Standard
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Matt Verri

Jermain Defoe reveals Eddie Nketiah put Arsenal-Tottenham rivalry to one side with shock summer request

Jermain Defoe admitted he "thought it was a joke" when Eddie Nketiah contacted him over the summer looking for some advice.

Defoe spent a total of ten years in north London across two spells at Tottenham during his playing career, with only Harry Kane, Heung-min Son and Teddy Sheringham scoring more Premier League goals in a Spurs shirt.

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