Kevin Wimmer has described his move to Tottenham back in 2015 as a ‘dream come true’, admitting that he was never going to reject the chance to join the North London club once they made their interest known.
Wimmer had a promising start to his career at Spurs after arriving from Koln, deputising well for the injured Jan Vertonghen during his first season at White Hart Lane.
However, he struggled for regular game time in his second season in North London and eventually decided to join Stoke City in search of first-team football.
Wimmer’s career at the Bet365 stadium did not go according to plan as the club was relegated from the Premier League in his first season.
The centre-back subsequently had loan spells with the likes of Hannover 96, Mouscron and Karlsruher, before returning to his native Austria by signing for Rapid Wien in the summer of 2021.
The defender has now spoken about his time at Spurs and admitted he was in awe at some of his teammates at the time.
Wimmer told Transfermarkt about his switch to Tottenham: “The transfer was an absolute dream come true for me. Of course, I wasn’t that naive and thought I would immediately become a regular player at Tottenham.
“But I didn’t want to be reproached for letting such an incredible opportunity pass. Tottenham were a different league to FC Koln.
“Suddenly you were sitting in the dressing room next to real superstars who you normally only know from the PlayStation. At every training session, I just thought: Wow, how strong they are.”
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The fact that Wimmer, despite his shortcomings, looked accomplished in the Tottenham backline during his first season at the club, is a testament to how much of a well-oiled machine we were under Pochettino, and also speaks volumes about Toby Alderweireld’s composure and leadership at the back.
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