Ex-England and Tottenham star close to tears after Aribo’s kind gestures

“My teammates… ah mate, I’m getting emotional. The boys are unbelievable. You know what it’s like, you sign for a club and obviously, I came with a big reputation.” Defoe told talkSports 

“All I wanted to do was go there and win. I was so desperate to win a league title. The boys were brilliant, I walked in and they were just brilliant from day one. My teammates were just special, especially these young lads. I got messages from some of the boys.”

😢 “My teammates… oh, I get emotional.”

❤️ “The boys were fantastic. They were brilliant from day one.”

🙏 “Joe Aribo and Glen Kamara call me ‘uncle’! These are special people.”@IAmJermainDefoe chokes up talking about the #RangersFC teammates who helped him at the club 👏 pic.twitter.com/9woC1xriO8

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“They call me uncle! Joe Aribo and Glen Kamara call me uncle. It’s so funny at this stage in my career. I’d come in the gym and the lads would be on their phones and say ‘uncle’s coming, uncle’s coming’.”

“I will say something to them and they will say, ‘okay, uncle’. It’s just brilliant that appreciation from the boys.”

“Joe Aribo messaged me the other day and sent a nice message saying ‘honoured to play with you, uncle. I feel so blessed I contributed to helping you get that league title’. These are special people.” Defoe added.

The former Tottenham man is already 39, but he is not ready to draw the curtains on his career yet. And he is not short of suitors as inews reports that the former Tottenham could return to the English Championship.