Goalie Hugo Lloris moved his wife and daughter in with an Arsenal star when he first joined Spurs.
The ex-Tottenham stopper joined the north London club in 2012 for £8.5m.
The Frenchman had two fellow compatriots as teammates – William Gallas and Younes Kaboul – at White Hart Lane.
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But Lloris chose to move his young family in with Bacary Sagna instead – even though he played for arch rivals the Gunners.
The World Cup winner, now 38, made the revelation in his autobiography Earning My Spurs.
Lloris – who left Spurs two years ago – said he found it hard to adapt when he signed from Lyon.
The now 38-year-old was left on the bench too, despite being a France International.
But before finding a place to live, rather than staying at Gallas’ or Kaboul’s pad, his spouse, Marine, and little girl, Anna-Rose, lived with Sagna.
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And his daughter also had her birthday party there, as reported on What’s The Jam.
“Luckily, the Frenchies in the squad, William Gallas and Younes Kaboul, gave me some support,” Lloris said.
“The French players at Arsenal – Lauren Koscielny, Olivier Giroud, Sebastien Squillaci and Bacary Sagna – were never far away either.
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“On 23 September, Anna-Rose’s birthday, Marine and Anna-Rose stayed with the Sagna family for three days.
“And we celebrated her second birthday there.
“My adaptation to London got a lot better once I found a house.”
Lloris – who plays with Los Angeles FC with former team-mate Heung-min Son – also admitted he almost joined the Gunners.
He added in his £22 book: “I hesitated between Arsenal and Tottenham.
“Arsene Wenger had pushed hard initially.
“Calling me twice in ten days before opting for an internal choice.”
Lloris played 447 times for Spurs – the seventh highest number of games by a player in the club’s history.
He lifted the World Cup with France in 2018 as captain after their win over Croatia.
The stopper – capped 145 times by his country – then lost the final four years later to Argentina.
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