Damien Comolli: I thought I’d stay at Tottenham for the rest of my life

Damien Comolli has two mobiles: one French, one English. But, despite having moved back to France, it is his English phone he never switches off. This is because he does not want to miss a call to bring him back to a Premier League club as director of football.

For a man whose spells in that job at Tottenham and Liverpool ended in the sack, this may suggest he is in denial. However, he is convinced he was a success at both clubs.