Graham Roberts has become the latest person to accuse Sol Campbell of lying after the 50-year-old insisted that Tottenham tried to exploit him ahead of contract negotiations.

Sol Campbell remains the most disliked player among the Spurs fan base by a long way and that is unlikely to change anytime soon, with the Tottenham supporters understandably never forgiving him for his infamous betrayal back in 2021.

Earlier this week, Campbell accused Tottenham of trying to frame him in a police investigation involving a bust-up that happened at Derby County.

The centre-back asserted that the Spurs hierarchy wanted him to be charged with assaulting a steward so that they could retain him on a more modest contract.

Graham Roberts fires back at Sol Campbell

Then-Tottenham chairman, Alan Sugar, has already accused Sol Campbell of lying, insisting that the centre-back swapped N17 for Arsenal only because the Lilywhites would not cede to his huge contract demands.

Former Tottenham Hotspur captain Graham Roberts has now backed up Sugar’s claim, insisting that Campbell has been caught lying about his move to Arsenal time and again.

Roberts also felt that Gary Neville and the other Overlap hosts should have grilled the former England star and called out his lies during the interview.

Sol Campbell is doing himself no favours with Tottenham fans

Whatever one thinks about what Campbell did back in 2001 and whether he deserves the kind of treatment he gets from Spurs fans, the reality is that he is doing himself no favours by making these statements.

The 50-year-old might as well own the move he made rather than trying to come up with excuses, which Tottenham fans are certainly not going to buy.

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Tottenham Hotspur’s signing of Lucas Bergvall in January 2024 is proving to be a masterstroke, with the young Swedish midfielder emerging as a key player in Ange Postecoglou’s squad.

Initially taking time to adapt, Bergvall has since cemented his place as a regular in Ange’s side, displaying the maturity and composure of a seasoned professional.

Bergvall’s talent was never in doubt, and his signing was a significant coup for Spurs, given the level of competition they faced. Spanish giants Barcelona were among the clubs keen on securing the highly-rated midfielder but ultimately lost out to the North London side.

Club director confirms Barcelona wanted to sign Lucas Bergvall

This has been recently confirmed by Djurgårdens’ sporting director Bosse Andersson during an interview on Carina Bergfelt’s talk show.

He revealed how surprised and disappointed that Catalan club was to have missed out on the talented midfielder.

However, he believes the player made the right decision given the immediate impact he has made in the Premier League.

He said (as quoted by MD):

“Lucas is an interesting and talented footballer. We had the privilege of discussing with one of the biggest football clubs in Europe, Barcelona, who were interested.

I think Barcelona were quite surprised (to miss out on signing him), because you don’t go to Barcelona just to look, you go there to have tapas and see if it’s pretty.

“I think they were very disappointed that he chose Tottenham.

But the decision itself was the right one because he has become an established Premier League player.

All the coaches and everyone talk about him as a fantastic player, and he just turned 19.”