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.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.He joined Tottenham but was deemed surplus to requirements last summer and signed for Sunderland.The French defender failed to settle in his new surroundings and soon came in to conflict with manager Roy Keane.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.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.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.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.'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.'

Source: Telegraph