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Tottenham snap up England star’s son seven months after older brother signed contract in different sport
TOTTENHAM have signed Martin Offiah’s son Phoenix. The rugby league legend scored over 500 tries throughout his career and is the top try-scoring English player ever. InstagramPhoenix Offiah has signed for Tottenham[/caption] Graham Hughes - The TimesHis dad Martin is a rugby league legend[/caption] His youngest son Phoenix, 15, has been snapped up by Spurs after previously being on the books of Crystal Palace, Brentford and Queens Park Rangers. Having put pen to paper on his contract, the young striker wrote on Instagram: “Thank you to everyone who helped me along my journey. “Happy to say that I have signed for Tottenham. Grind don’t stop now.” His proud dad, who has passed his lightening quick pace down to his kids, said: “Another proud day in the Offiah household. “Phoenix signs for Spurs seven months after his older brother Tyler signed for Bath Rugby. The hard work starts now my boy.” On his journey, dad Martin previously said: “It’s been a long road for Phoenix to get this far. He played rugby union at Ealing Trailfinders, like his brother, up until the age of eight and scored a really good try at Twickenham. “After that, he said ‘Dad, I want to play football’, but he was just as good at rugby as Tyler. “It wasn’t for him, though, and I said, ‘It’s your life, I’ll support you on your journey’. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS “So when he was about ten he got scouted by QPR and Fulham. “He chose QPR because it was closer to home and spent two years in their development system. “When QPR told Phoenix that he wasn’t the finished article, he was very distraught and went away to work hard on his skills.” Phoenix’s brother Tyler, 18, is yet to make his senior rugby union debut but has featured for England‘s Under-18s. Sport runs in the Offiah family as their cousin Odeluga is on the books of Brighton. The 22-year-old defender has featured ten times for the Seagulls and is currently out on loan at League One outfit Blackpool. GettyOdeluga Offiah plays for Blackpool[/caption]
TOTTENHAM have signed Martin Offiah’s son Phoenix.
The rugby league legend scored over 500 tries throughout his career and is the top try-scoring English player ever.
His youngest son Phoenix, 15, has been snapped up by Spurs after previously being on the books of Crystal Palace, Brentford and Queens Park Rangers.
Having put pen to paper on his contract, the young striker wrote on Instagram: “Thank you to everyone who helped me along my journey.
“Happy to say that I have signed for Tottenham. Grind don’t stop now.”
His proud dad, who has passed his lightening quick pace down to his kids, said: “Another proud day in the Offiah household.
“Phoenix signs for Spurs seven months after his older brother Tyler signed for Bath Rugby. The hard work starts now my boy.”
On his journey, dad Martin previously said: “It’s been a long road for Phoenix to get this far. He played rugby union at Ealing Trailfinders, like his brother, up until the age of eight and scored a really good try at Twickenham.
“After that, he said ‘Dad, I want to play football’, but he was just as good at rugby as Tyler.
“It wasn’t for him, though, and I said, ‘It’s your life, I’ll support you on your journey’.
“So when he was about ten he got scouted by QPR and Fulham.
“He chose QPR because it was closer to home and spent two years in their development system.
“When QPR told Phoenix that he wasn’t the finished article, he was very distraught and went away to work hard on his skills.”
Phoenix’s brother Tyler, 18, is yet to make his senior rugby union debut but has featured for England‘s Under-18s.
Sport runs in the Offiah family as their cousin Odeluga is on the books of Brighton.
The 22-year-old defender has featured ten times for the Seagulls and is currently out on loan at League One outfit Blackpool.
