Source: Telegraph
Pascal Chimbonda takes pay cut to join Tottenham
The French defender will have the chance to make up the shortfall in wages over the next few years following his £3 million move back to Tottenham through a highly incentivised contract.[LNB]Chimbonda won himself few friends when he turned his back on Wigan after handing in a transfer request following the season finale against Arsenal three years ago just months, after renegotiating a four-year deal at the JJB Stadium.[LNB]He joined Tottenham but was deemed surplus to requirements last summer and signed for Sunderland.[LNB]The French defender failed to settle in his new surroundings and soon came in to conflict with manager Roy Keane.[LNB]Their first falling-out denied Chimbonda an early return to White Hart Lane because he turned up late for the pre-match stroll at Sunderland's Hertfordshire hotel ahead of their match with Spurs.[LNB]Keane, a stickler for punctuality, dropped his new signing. He was axed again for arriving late at training following his best performance in a Sunderland shirt in the 2-1 win over Newcastle.[LNB]Chimbonda, who made just 16 appearances for Sunderland, called a hotel home during his six months at Sunderland and spent much of his time in London.[LNB]Last night his agent, Willie McKay, insisted: 'His move has got nothing to do with football reasons. There was no problem in that respect as far as Sunderland were concerned.[LNB]'Niall Quinn has been different class as a chairman with Pascal because he knew that he was struggling to settle in the North East because his wife had not moved up from London.'[LNB]
