Sol Campbell slams Tottenham fans’ abuse over controversial Arsenal transfer and reveals wife thinks it’s ‘disgusting’

SOL CAMPBELL has slammed Tottenham fans for the years of abuse aimed at him following his move to Arsenal.

The Englishman made the move to Arsenal after his contract at fierce rivals Tottenham had expired.

GettySol Campbell received abuse after leaving Tottenham for Arsenal[/caption]

GettyCampbell has hit out at the fans[/caption]

Getty Images – GettyCampbell’s partner and Fiona Barratt has called the abuse ‘disgusting’[/caption]

The move was highly controversial and met with a lot of backlash from Spurs supporters.

The former England international had to deal with years of abuse from fans.

And now, Campbell has hit out at the fans in a recent interview with The Guardian.

He said: “It’s almost as though people have forgotten how to be human.

“Wishing and hoping that someone is going to die? And you’re going to be having a party? What world are we living in?

“I know football has its tribalism but if no one around feels that this is unacceptable … well, we’re in a really sorry place.

“We are talking about nearly a quarter of a century [since the transfer].

“Where are we going as human beings if someone cannot move on? I don’t think people realise how hurtful the hate and vitriol is to me.

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“I get the situation but it’s been such a long time.”

Campbell also revealed that his wife Fiona finds the abuse “disgusting” and that it is quite scary that the “majority of people who are doing it being white men and boys” is scary.

And legendary Arsenal manager Wenger, has also spoken about some of the issues that Campbell faced.

The defender even had to deal with a teasing environment when he signed for the Gunners, with his new team-mates booing him.

Wenger told German magazine 11 Freunde: “They did that, and they also made jokes about it.

“But the situation was really stressful for Sol and he told me afterwards how severe it became.

“He couldn’t go to certain places for dinner or walk freely in London because of the anger of the Tottenham fans.

GettyArsene Wenger has admitted that he regrets the transfer because of the impact on Campbell[/caption]

“In hindsight, I’m not sure if I would sign him again bearing in mind the difficulties he faced.”

Despite what was going on off the pitch, Campbell and Wenger enjoyed great success with eachother.

The duo lifted the Premier League title on two occasions – one of which as invincibles – and won three FA Cups.