Mido has revealed Tottenham refused to sell him to Manchester City.
Mido was on the brink of joining City, then managed by Stuart Pearce, in January 2007 - only for the deal to collapse minutes before the transfer window closed.
He told KingFut: "Martin Jol blocked my move to Man City after I reached an agreement with Stuart Pearce, their coach back then.
"That came after I'd played against Arsenal in the Carling Cup and scored a goal.
"There was an agreement - but Jol told me that he couldn't let me leave after that performance.
"After that, I was about to play the main role - but got an injury setback that kept me out of playing for a long period."
