‘Priceless’: Player Tottenham offloaded for just £5m has become a club legend

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Back in 2009, Tottenham Hotspur signed two talented young defenders from Sheffield United.

Kyle Walker and Kyle Naughton both joined Spurs for a fee reported to have been just under £10million.

At Tottenham, Walker made 229 appearances and developed into one of the Premier League’s best right-backs.

He then joined Manchester City in 2017 for an initial £45million, where he continued on his upward trajectory.

Meanwhile, Naughton clocked up 75 appearances for Tottenham.

During his time at Spurs, the defender also took in loan spells at Middlesbrough, Leicester and Norwich.

In 2015, Tottenham sold Naughton to Swansea for just £5million.

Now, the 33-year-old has become a Swans legend, clocking up his 250th club appearance at the weekend.

Naughton hit the milestone in last Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Birmingham in the Championship.

And the club’s Twitter account recognised him as a “priceless” player:

Although Swansea were relegated in 2018, the former Tottenham ace has worked hard to keep his side in playoff contention.

The Swans have reached the playoffs in the last two seasons, getting to the final last year, though they lost to Brentford.

Although Naughton may have come in for some criticism during his time at Tottenham, it’s great to see him enjoy such a fruitful career at Swansea.