Former Juventus coach Marcello Lippi has revealed he had the chance to work in England.
Lippi almost arrived on English shores when Tottenham made an offer to lure him away from Turin.
"Yes, I was very close to Tottenham when I was coaching Juventus," he told the Daily Mail.
"They were very nice to me by contacting my son Davide. But I didn't feel like leaving Turin and Juventus. For me, Juve was like Manchester United for Ferguson: a unique club that I loved to bits.
"I didn't speak English well and that was also a reason I declined. Someone told me that Ferguson also didn't speak English well because he was Scottish!"
