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Spurs new boy Campbell relishing the chance to step into Berbatov's boots
Fraizer Campbell is excited at the prospect of playing for Tottenham after his deadline-day transfer to White Hart Lane.
Campbell, 20, signed a one-year loan deal with Spurs as a makeweight in the £32million transfer of Dimitar Berbatov that saw the Bulgarian go to Manchester United.
His transfer will come as a blow to Hull, where he enjoyed a fruitful loan spell last year.
Tigers boss Phil Brown had tried desperately to bring the England Under-21 international back to the KC Stadium, while Steve Bruce also made a late bid to take him to Wigan.
But with the sale of Berbatov going through so close to the transfer deadline, it left Juande Ramos little time to find a replacement, prompting the Spurs boss to take Campbell on loan to beef up his attack.
Campbell said: 'I was up since half past seven and had so many calls. At one point it was looking like I was going to one place and then things would change and then I would be going somewhere else.
'But I'm really excited to be going to Tottenham. They are a big club, with a good manager and they are building a really good team.
'It's disappointing to leave United but when you get a chance to play for a club like Tottenham you have to take it.
'I would have liked to stay at United but with Berbatov coming in the gaffer felt I might be better served going somewhere else to get some games.'
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Spurs new boy Campbell relishing the chance to step into Berbatov's boots | Mail Online
When I read the headlines today, I thought Fergie is crazy. I read the news about Berba's arrival from my cell phone. When I read that Cambell went to Spurs I thought that Fergie has again made a stupid mistake. But then I saw that our youngster is on loan. Thank God. Losing another prospect player was the last thing we needed.
As Spurs have only a couple of strikers, Fraizer will get plenty of games and will come back with more experience. I think that everyone benefits from this move and I hope to see Campbell back, next summer, challenging a place in our team.
The fact that he is an English player, makes him 10 timer more valuable in my eyes then youngsters from other countries. That's why I think we should never sell him if he becomes good enough for United.