Tottenham transfer news: Mousa Dembele explains why he left Spurs for China
The midfielder ended his six-and-a-half-year spell at Spurs to join Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F last month
Former Tottenham star Mousa Dembele has revealed he joined Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F to 'experience something different'.
The midfielder was popular among Spurs fans after arriving from Fulham in 2012.
But a series of injuries hampered the 31-year-old's first-team chances and he swapped the Premier League for China last month.
Dembele, who joined Guangzhou R&F for £11million, said: "I'm a social guy I think. I'm not too serious. I don't like to be too serious. I think off the pitch I can have a laugh with everyone.
"I like to see myself as open-minded. That is one of the reasons I wanted to come to China. I wanted to see something different.
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"I wanted to have a different experience in life. I heard already there is good food in Guangzhou. I will try this a lot. I think my family will enjoy it as well here."
The Chinese Super League 2019 campaign kicks off on March 1.
Dembele will be aiming to help his new club improve on last season’s 10th-place finish.